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Dec- 2021 -14 DecemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
Turkey Tests World’s First Laser-Equipped Drone
Turkish military engineers have tested a new drone capable of penetrating a carbon steel plate using a high-powered laser beam.
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Nov- 2021 -19 NovemberAmericas
US Army to Order 8 Prototype Stryker-Mounted Laser Weapons
The US Army will request Kord Technologies to develop prototypes of an air-defense laser weapon to be integrated into the Stryker armored combat vehicle.
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5 NovemberEurope
Putin Wants More Hypersonic Missiles, Laser Weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin has encouraged local firms to manufacture more advanced hypersonic missiles and high-energy laser weapons.
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberAmericas
US Army to Develop 300-kW Laser-Based Air Defense System
The US Army has contracted a General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems-Boeing team to develop a 300-kilowatt laser-based air defense system prototype.
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20 OctoberEurope
UK to Test New Anti-Drone Laser on Wolfhound Tactical Vehicles
The UK will begin testing Raytheon’s high-energy laser weapon system on its Wolfhound tactical support vehicle for a period to last six months.
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14 OctoberAmericas
Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon System for AC-130J Gunship
Lockheed Martin has delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser to the US Air Force, with the aim of mounting it on the AC-130J gunships.
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13 OctoberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
BAE Systems Trials Laser-Guided Counter-Drone System
BAE Systems has retrofitted the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rocket with a proximity fuze, enabling it to blast a drone without contact.
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4 OctoberEurope
Russia to Deploy Laser Weapons in Space by 2025
Russia is set to deploy at least 12 new laser optical systems for monitoring missions in outer space by the year 2025.
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Sep- 2021 -9 SeptemberAmericas
US Army Demonstrates Stryker-Mounted Laser-Weapon System
The US Army completed the “combat shoot-off” (CSO) of its first high-energy laser weapon prototype, manufacturer KBR revealed.
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Aug- 2021 -13 AugustAmericas
US Army Tests High-Energy Laser Weapon on Stryker Combat Vehicles
The US Army tested its first high-energy laser weapon prototype on Stryker armored fighting vehicles during a “combat shoot-off" at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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