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By Feb 8, 2021
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Drones pose the biggest threat to US troops in the Middle East since IEDs, top general says

Welcome to the Drone Wars.
By Jan 12, 2021
Military Tech

The Navy just got its hands on a new frickin’ laser weapon to play with

🎶 We're on the highway to the laser zone 🎶
By Dec 27, 2020
Military Tech

The Army is gearing up for a laser Stryker shoot-off

*Slaps hood* This bad can hold so much pew pew pew
By Sep 14, 2020
Military Tech

The Air Force successfully tested a mobile laser weapon to protect convoys from enemy drones

The U.S. military's hypersonic bullets and robot dogs aren't the only innovative technologies to get a workout during a recent...
By May 22, 2020
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Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time

Pew pew pew
By May 22, 2020
Military Tech

USS Portland Laser Weapon System Demonstrator

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser...
By May 21, 2020
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The Pentagon is no longer interested in using flying lasers to stop incoming missiles

BUT WHY NOT?!
By May 18, 2020
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AFSOC to finally mount a laser weapon on an AC-130 gunship

After years of funding woes, Air Force Special Operations Command is on track to fire a high-powered laser weapon from...
By Apr 6, 2020
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The Air Force just fielded its first high-energy laser weapon overseas

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has delivered what it says is the Air...
By Mar 2, 2020
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US Navy to China: ‘You don’t want to play laser tag with us’

The U.S. Navy has issued an unusual warning to China following the lasering of a U.S. patrol aircraft last week
By Feb 21, 2020
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The Navy just installed a laser on a destroyer to counter incoming drones

A Navy destroyer recently got a major power-up when a laser was installed during a recent dry dock period, the...
By Jan 14, 2020
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The Navy wants to slap a laser on a littoral combat ship for the first time

The Navy plans on slapping a laser weapon on a littoral combat ship for the first time in the next...
By Jan 9, 2020
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China reportedly wants to slap laser cannons on its fighter jets

The Chinese military is exploring a potential laser weapon system to mount on various aircraft to give them an extra...
By Dec 5, 2019
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The Navy wants lasers to shoot down drones and missiles, but its ships lack the power to fire them

'We are out of Schlitz with regard to power ... we don't have as much' extra for additional functions"
By Aug 2, 2019
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The Army is going all in on a high-powered laser weapon

After years of testing out a low-energy Stryker-mounted directed energy system, the Army is formally pushing for a combat-ready laser...
By Jul 12, 2019
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The German navy is building a laser cannon

A German K-130 class corvette next year will receive a prototype high-energy laser weapons system, or HELWS, for a two-year...
By Jun 27, 2019
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The Pentagon’s new laser system can reportedly identify enemies by their heartbeat from 650 feet away

The Pentagon, at the request of U.S. special operations forces, used this principle to develop an infrared laser that can...
By Jun 14, 2019
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New York man arrested for pointing laser at Army National Guard helicopter

Suspected of pointing a laser at an Army National Guard helicopter on Wednesday night, Robert Simione, 72, of Mount Sinai,...
By Jun 5, 2019
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The Army says it will have hypersonic missiles and laser weapons ready for combat sooner than you think

The Army says it will be able to field combat vehicle-mounted lasers and hypersonic missiles within the next four years...
By May 28, 2019
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One lucky destroyer crew will officially be the first to rock the Navy’s newest laser weapon

The Pearl Harbor-based USS Preble will be the first destroyer to be equipped with a high-energy laser to counter surface...
By Mar 24, 2019
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The Navy wants to mount a powerful new laser on a destroyer to ‘burn the boats’

The Navy intends to mount a laser weapons system aboard a guided-missile destroyer for user against small enemy watercraft in...
By Feb 27, 2019
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The Pentagon’s new plan to kill North Korean ICBMs is basically ripped right from ‘Asteroid’

The Defense Department is weighing a plan to deploy F-35 fighters to hover on the outskirts of North Korea airspace...
By Dec 6, 2018
Military Tech

Watch Russia Unveil Its New Laser Weapon

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty. Russia's Defense Ministry has unveiled a new laser...
By Oct 16, 2018
Military Tech

The Marine Corps Wants To Put Freakin’ Lasers On Vehicles For Crowd Control

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for a vehicle-mounted laser system that can produce “sustainable and controllable plasma at...
By May 2, 2018
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Mystery Lasers Are Messing With US Pilots Near A Critical Overseas Base

The skies above a crucial U.S. military base in Africa are reportedly doing their best impression of a Pink Floyd...