Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...
This article originally appeared in Popular Science. On Sept. 15, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered a 300-kw laser to the Department of Defense. Developed for a program ...
The emergence of plasma-based directed-energy weapon systems necessitates a reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Plasma ...
A CBS 60 Minutes broadcast has drawn fresh attention to a secret 2024 test in Norway in which a government scientist operated ...
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The United States Navy has quietly resumed live-fire testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun.
Israel is reportedly deploying its advanced Iron Beam laser defence system. This system targets incoming rockets and drones with a powerful laser. Unlike traditional missile defence, Iron Beam offers ...
The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the weapons testing President Trump ordered last week will not include nuclear ...