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Raytheon demonstrates counter-UAS solutions effective against drones
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Australian Army Purchases Fractl 2 Portable Laser Weapons
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has procured a new laser weapon that can reportedly shoot down over 50 drones in one charge. Known as the Fractl:2, the portable weapon can generate enough power to burn […]
Direct-energy Weapons
U.S. Army Deploys Stryker Armored Vehicle Mounted Laser M-Shorad In The Middle East
The US Army has sent Stryker-mounted laser weapon prototypes to the Middle East to test their “real-world applicability.” Four Directed Energy Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) prototypes recently arrived at US Central Command […]
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British DragonFire Laser Knocks Drones Out Of Skies For $13 A Shot
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German Navy Trials New Directed-energy Weapon System Developed By MBDA
MBDA Deutschland provided new details on the Laser Weapon Demonstrator developed in cooperation with Rheinmetall and recently tested by the German Navy. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) recently […]
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U.S. Army to equip Stryker armored vehicles with 50kw laser weapons
The U.S. Army wants a laser weapon to equip its Stryker wheeled armoured personnel carriers. The project has been chosen for the Kord Technologies Inc. team, based in Huntsville, Alabama. The Army Rapid Capabilities and […]
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Australian Electro Optic Systems Developed New Directed-energy counter-drone technology
Australian company Electro Optic Systems has announced that Ukrainian ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko take part in the company’s kinetic and directed energy counter-drone live fire demonstration at the Lightforce Group Klondyke Range. As noted by the […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW High Energy Laser To US Army
Lockheed Martin has delivered a 300-kilowatt laser — its most powerful laser to date — to the U.S. military’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering OUSD (R&E), the company announced on Thursday. […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers HELIOS Laser Weapons To US Navy
Lockheed Martin has delivered a 60+ kilowatt-class high-energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) system to the US Navy. HELIOS is the first tactical laser weapon system to be integrated into existing USN ships, giving […]
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UK’s Dragonfire Laser Directed Energy Weapon Started Trials
Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon. The first of these trials recently […]