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US’ next death ray laser could be deadlier on battleground, fry enemy drones faster
The U.S. Army is expected to soon get a new type of high-energy weapon that could potentially fry enemy drones. HII, a ...
The Register on MSN3d
US Army’s laser obsession continues with yet another drone-zapper deal
We have one, yes – but what about a second death ray? Still shopping for the perfect death ray, the US Army has tapped ...
Combat lasers as part of the Russian Air Defense and Pantsir-SM's new trump cards in the fight against ATACMS
In the last days of March, news from the SMO frontline surprised us with the implementation of a number of technical ...
The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons
One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be ...
U.S. shipbuilder to develop anti-drone laser weapon for Army
U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries announced this week that it will develop a new high-energy laser weapon for ...
US allies in the Middle East are racing to get new laser defense weapons
Cheap drones are exposing gaps in current air defense systems, and countries in the Middle East are looking to laser weapons ...
The UK plans to put its DragonFire laser weapon on 4 of its warships
The UK is moving forward with plans to deploy its new DragonFire laser weapon on warships. Lasers could offer a cheap defense ...
HII is Awarded Contract to Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon System for the US Army
MCLEAN, Va., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was selected to develop an open architecture High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon ...
Defense Daily3d
HII Nabs Army Award To Develop High-Energy Laser Weapon
HII will develop and test a prototype high-energy laser (HEL) weapon system to defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with a ...
Inside Defense3d
Army chooses HII to develop counter-drone high-energy laser
HII will develop and test a prototype that will track and destroy groups 1 through 3 unmanned systems, which are those weighing less than 1,320 pounds. The high-energy laser system will be capable of ...
The Debrief3d
Powerful Combat Laser Could Be Latest Game Changer in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Claims by Ukraine military official of a newly deployed combat laser joins a larger trend in directed energy weapons on the ...
Defense News on MSN9d
Ukraine claims to have fielded a drone-killing laser weapon
In fielding such a system, Ukraine would join an elite club of significant military-industrial powers that have developed ...