The Pentagon is doubling down on laser weapons research

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...
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The current US military laser weapons are nothing compared to what's in store

Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...
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Why Lasers And Microwave Weapons Are Next-Generation Drone Killers

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System, a 20-kilowatt counter-drone weapon, conducts tests at the Military Institute of Armament Technology in Zielonka, Poland in February 2026. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via ...
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The US Navy brought a ‘one-of-a-kind' laser weapon back from the dead

The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.
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Plasma weapons and deterrence in the age of emerging military technologies

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