laser weapons

From Power Beaming to Drone Hunting: This New US Navy Laser Does Both

A laser designed to wirelessly deliver power across the battlefield has demonstrated a second capability: engaging aerial threats.

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China’s Latest Laser Weapon Takes Drone-Killing Power to Soldier’s Back

Once confined to large military installations and vehicle-mounted platforms, directed-energy weapons are getting small enough to ride with frontline troops.

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Thales Introduces Next-Gen Bushmaster Variant With Expanded Mission Roles

Thales Australia has reworked the Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle into a new variant with improved capability, connectivity, and survivability.

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‘30 Intercepts Per Minute’: New Israeli Laser Weapon Takes Aim at Drone Swarms

A new laser weapon from Israeli startup Esh-Tech is taking aim at one of the toughest challenges in modern air defense: drone swarms.

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Aurelius Trials Archimedes Counter-Drone Laser Weapon for Pentagon

Aurelius Systems has completed live testing of its Archimedes autonomous directed-energy system for the Pentagon in Indiana, highlighting the laser weapon’s ability to negate unmanned aerial system threats.

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ASELSAN Demos DRONEDEF Concept Featuring Full-Spectrum Drone Defense

A live demonstration of ASELSAN’s new DRONEDEF concept showed how layered defenses respond in real time to evolving drone threats across multiple engagement scenarios.

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Containerized Concept Emerges for US Navy’s 60kW HELIOS Laser Weapon

A containerized concept for the US Navy’s 60-kilowatt-class HELIOS laser weapon is beginning to take shape as American lawmakers push to expand funding for more mobile directed energy systems.

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Tanks With 10kW Lasers: India Explores New Layer of Armored Protection

The Indian Army is exploring a new approach to protecting T-90 and Arjun tanks on drone-saturated battlefields: equipping them with 10-kilowatt-class laser weapons.

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B.E. Meyers Launches High-Power Infrared Targeting Laser

B.E. Meyers has introduced the VSLAP-V1 system, a new high-powered infrared targeting laser designed for long-range battlefield communication and target illumination.

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Ukraine’s New Laser Tool Makes Strike Drones Easier to See in Total Darkness

Ukrainian forces have turned to lasers to spot and track drones in complete darkness, aiming to improve nighttime targeting while reducing the cost of countering low-cost aerial threats.

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