Perhaps the most precise method of guiding munitions to a target is with a laser device, ‘painting’ the target so that munitions can lock on and follow the beam. However, in order to do this, military ...

Science fiction has long promised us weapons of light — beams of concentrated energy that strike at the speed of 186,000 ...

Ukraine is testing laser weapons to target Russian drones and other aircraft, a Ukrainian military official said this week. Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems ...

Enemies hiding under a bridge, bunkered down on a specific floor in a large building, seeking cover on the backside of a mountain ridge or moving to attack in an armored vehicle convoy --- are all now ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has announced the launch of an innovative and first-of-its-kind small Unmanned Aerial System ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 1 Sept. 2009. Laser weapons experts from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft Aug. 30 in ATL's first ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A beam-type weapon, long familiar to ...

Boeing Co. expects to begin flight tests this summer of a prototype aerial laser that a senior company official believes could “revolutionize the battlefield.” The Advanced Tactical Laser, which is ...