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The German Navy Is Testing a New Laser Weapon

According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided ...
The new laser systems are expected to take out intelligence and surveillance drones, as well as those that can carry ...
As drones get more prolific on the battlefield, technology is being developed to counter it. Now, China is touting a new laser weapon system for this purpose.
Rheinmetall and MBDA have met a major milestone in moving their containerized laser weapon system to market. After a year of ...
Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has recently unveiled the world’s most affordable high-energy laser ...
General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of autonomous combat aircraft.
The Army may initiate a competition soon to build up to 20 high-energy laser weapons capable of defeating Groups 1 to 3-sized drones, detailing an ...
Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...
A Painted Post man was convicted by a federal jury of stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Corning Inc., and ...
Based on this, say the partners, an operational laser weapon system could be available to the German Navy as of 2029, ...
As Vladimir Putin flaunts his nuclear arsenal, Germany has fired a new shot in the global arms race — a ship-mounted laser ...
Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves - these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...