Conflict Watcher on MSN11d
Ukraine deploys secret anti-drone laser in combat breakthrough
Ukraine announced the combat use of a new weapon: an anti-drone laser. While this is a significant achievement for Ukraine, ...
Navy Times11d
US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test
The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.
National Interest on MSN4mon
U.S. Military Freaking Out: Why Lasers Aren’t the 'Magic Bullet' Against Hypersonic Missiles
This makes them far smaller and far safer to operate – but until fairly recently, they were simply unable to produce enough ...
The National Interest22d
U.S. Navy “Embarrassed” By Lack of Lasers, Admiral Says
The United States military has explored laser weapons for decades—but has ... to use in ballistic and hypersonic missile defense applications, as part of the fiscal 2022 National Defense ...
Kyiv Post10d
‘We Already Use Lasers on Battlefield’ – Ukrainian Commander
Vadym Sukharevsky the Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces and an illustrative image of a military laser system. Photo Kyiv Post using images from Ukraine ArmyInfo and UK Ministry of Defence ...
Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS
The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.