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The Army Wants an ‘Enduring’ Laser Weapon To Zap Drones Out of the Sky
The Enduring High Energy Laser is a new attempt at a vehicle-mounted laser weapon system.
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The US Military Officially Wants Laser Weapons For Its ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield
A new Joint Laser Weapon System is in the works to defend the US against cruise missile threats.
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The US Military’s Laser Weapon Wake-Up Call
The rise of military laser weapons seemed all but inevitable. Now, the Pentagon’s dream appears in trouble.
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The Army's Laser Stryker Is in Trouble
The service's Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) laser weapon system is "not mature enough" for duty yet, according to a new…
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A Survey of Chinese Military Laser Weapons (That We Know Of)
An open-source rundown of China’s high-energy laser weapon efforts.
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The European Union is Getting Serious About Laser Weapons
The EU is ramping up its directed energy research.
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Jared Keller
Russia Deploys Chinese Laser Weapon for Air Defense
Moscow appears to have a 'Silent Hunter' in its arsenal.
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Watch Israel Score the First Known Combat Laser Kill Ever Recorded on Video
The Israeli military says it used laser weapons to destroy Hezbollah drones – and it has the footage to prove it.
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The 'Punisher’ Lives: The Army Has a Futuristic New Grenade Launcher
Can the Precision Grenadier System succeed where the XM25 failed?
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Watch Japan’s New Laser Truck Burn a Drone Out of the Sky
Japan's Ministry of Defense is hard at work on high-energy lasers for air defense.
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Ukraine Debuts New 'Slim Beam' Laser Weapon Turret
This is the country’s second new military laser weapon since the start of the Russian invasion.
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Putin is Dreaming of a Russian Laser Arsenal
Russia’s decades-long obsession with laser weapons may finally catch up with reality.
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