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The Pentagon’s Laser Weapons Just Hit a Turning Point
Article Summary – More than a decade after the USS Ponce first fired the Navy’s Laser Weapons System, directed-energy arms ...
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DragonFire laser to be fitted to Royal Navy ships after acing drone-zapping trials
Costs a tenner a shot instead of £1M per anti-aircraft missile Britain's Royal Navy ships will be fitted with the DragonFire ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
On April 23, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) tested a fiber-optic laser at the White Sands Test Range in New Mexico that successfully shot down “multiple air-launched missiles in flight.” The ...
Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the ...
Key Point: As lasers improve, the idea that they could be a commonplace weapon is not so far-fetched. So the military figures why not add them to America’s stealth fighters? On April 23, the Air Force ...
Scientists at a Chinese military institute are developing a hypersonic vehicle–mounted laser gun that could greatly improve the efficiency and stability of future missiles and aircraft. The research, ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Within just two years, the Air Force plans to shoot down a Scud-type missile with a giant laser fired from a modified Boeing 747, a test intended to demonstrate the feasibility of ...
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