Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard ...
After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...
The U.S. Navy recently rebooted the SSL-TM, a 150-kilowatt laser weapon aboard the USS Portland. This returned effort could ...
AeroVironment (AV), a developer of defense technology, has launched LOCUST® X3 – the third generation of AV’s high-energy laser weapon system, specified to deliver precise engagement for the rapid ...
This week, you’ll hear exclusively from a military spouse and mother of four sons who was ‘collateral damage’ after her husband, a US Space Force veteran, says he was targeted five times by a Directed ...
Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons ...
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Inspired by science fiction but grounded in modern engineering, we examine how a new generation of laser-based air defense is moving from theory to battlefield reality. We break down how directed ...
As the United States moves toward possible military conflict with Iran, the White House and the Pentagon have been boasting about an exotic arsenal of directed-energy weapons that could signal a new ...
AV containerised its Locust X2 laser weapon system for maritime use during a test on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) in October 2025. (US Navy) The US Navy ...
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