Britain and Germany have also been trialing similar systems.

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The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...

The next frontier in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is all about keeping these aircraft fueled indefinitely. If we ...

Camas-based manufacturer nLight Corp. sold 4 million shares of additional stock Wednesday, raising $175 million to fund the ...

However, the PowerLight system is a step toward real-world deployment in mobile platforms. Recent testing has proved the viability of the transmitter and receiver, but PowerLight has yet to conduct ...

A US drone maker demonstrated using its drone with lasers to guide an F-35's munitions. PDW said using its C100, which can fit in a backpack, keeps soldiers and aircraft safer. Using the drone means ...

The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple ...

December 6, 2025: The Aegis Combat Control system has been around since the 1970s, the first ships had it installed for testing. By the 1990s Aegis was the standard radar, fire control system on new ...

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 ...

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