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The Air Force Is Eyeing Its Bomb-Busting Laser Weapon to Detonate Downed Drones
By the beard of Zeus!
May 6
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Jared Keller
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The Pentagon's Laser Weapon Promise — and the Problem of Keeping It
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants the US defense industrial base to build “tens to hundreds” of directed energy weapons.
May 4
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Jared Keller
5
3
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What We Know About the US Military’s New Joint Laser Weapon System
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
Apr 27
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Jared Keller
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America's 'Laser Dome' Starts Here
The US military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.
Apr 13
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Jared Keller
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The Pentagon’s FY2027 Budget Bet on Directed Energy Weapons
The US Defense Department's fiscal year 2027 budget request could yield more than $2 billion in directed energy RDT&E funding.
Apr 8
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Jared Keller
10
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The Case for Building a 'Laser Dome' Over Washington DC
Hear me out.
Apr 2
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Jared Keller
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6
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Here’s the Status of Every Known US Military Laser Weapon
This is the current state of play for US military laser weapons.
Mar 28
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Jared Keller
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The Xboxification of Laser Weapons
High-energy laser weapons and video game-style controllers are a match made in heaven – for now.
Mar 25
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Jared Keller
5
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The Army Is Already Ditching Its Most Powerful Laser Weapon Yet
The US Army’s 300 kilowatt Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) system won't transition to a program of record.
Mar 23
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Jared Keller
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The Pentagon Wants to Field Laser Weapons at Scale Within 3 Years
Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the US Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the next 36 months.
Mar 16
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Jared Keller
10
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The Air Force Is Revisiting Laser Weapons for Base Defense
The US Air Force is reconsidering high-energy laser weapons for airbase defense at home and abroad after abandoning earlier efforts.
Mar 9
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Jared Keller
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The US Military’s First Confirmed Laser Kill
A case of laser weapon friendly fire at the US-Mexico border reveals a dangerous coordination gap in the US government’s domestic counter-drone…
Mar 2
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Jared Keller
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