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By Jeff Schogol 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 Jared Keller 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 Jared Keller 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 Jared Keller 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 Air Force exercise

By Jared Keller May 22, 2020

News

Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time

Pew pew pew

By Task & Purpose 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 - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2...

By Jared Keller 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 Jared Keller May 18, 2020

News

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 an AC-130 gunship sometime in fiscal year 2022

By Thomas Gnau, Dayton Daily News 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 Force’s first high-energy laser weapon for battlefield use against drones

By Jared Keller 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

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

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

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

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

Watch the Navy fry a drone with a new shipboard laser weapon for the first time

USS Portland Laser Weapon System Demonstrator

The Pentagon is no longer interested in using flying lasers to stop incoming missiles

AFSOC to finally mount a laser weapon on an AC-130 gunship

The Air Force just fielded its first high-energy laser weapon overseas

US Navy to China: ‘You don’t want to play laser tag with us’