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September 18, 2023

Directed energy weapons making jump from sci-fi to real world

DefenseNews Five Pelican dropships and two Phantom troop carriers glide into view near snowcapped hills on a world with biomes

September 14, 2023

GEOST sensors to detect interference will fly on SDA satellites

Breaking Defense Northrop Grumman has tapped Tuscon-based startup GEOST to provide sensor payloads to protect the missile tracking satellites the

September 6, 2023

UK Wants To Accelerate Directed Energy Weapons Development

Aviation Week LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry is planning to accelerate efforts to introduce directed energy weapons (DEW) to the front

August 30, 2023

‘Bring it’: Adm. Aquilino open to greater directed-energy trials

C4ISR: The U.S. commander in the Indo-Pacific is interested in more widely experimenting with and deploying directed-energy weapons designed to

August 4, 2023

UAH to feature AI, cybersecurity, directed energy, aerial systems and more at 2023 Space & Missile Defense Symposium

University of Alabama in Huntsville: The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System,

March 31, 2023

Japanese Defense Firms Unveil High-energy Laser Anti-drone Weapons

The Diplomat: For the first time, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have unveiled in public the

May 30, 2019

The US Navy is planning to equip a destroyer with a laser system by 2021

The Verge – The US military is increasingly looking to use lasers on the battlefield, and a new report suggests

May 24, 2019

US Navy Ships to Deploy Lasers as Anti-Missile Defense in 2021

Sputnik – In an attempt to outflank Russian and Chinese naval tactics, the US Navy is rushing to put a

May 17, 2019

Stealthy USS Zumwalt land-attack destroyer to fire new missiles and laser weapons

Military & Aerospace Electronics – The U.S. Navy’s stealthy new first-of-its kind destroyer surface warship will incinerate targets with lasers, fire

May 6, 2019

Air Force’s SHiELD shoots down airborne missiles with laser

Stars and Stripes – The Air Force said it successfully shot missiles out of the sky with a ground-based laser