The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.
Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...
Inspired by science fiction but grounded in modern engineering, we examine how a new generation of laser-based air defense is ...
The U.S. Army has begun testing an upgraded version of a vehicle-mounted laser weapon designed to combat the growing danger ...
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and European defence contractor MBDA are set to establish a joint venture for naval ...
The US Army is now mounting defense contractor AeroVironment's second-generation Locust Laser Weapon System on some of its ...
From battlefield defense to crowd control, directed-energy weapons are no longer science fiction. These four real-world laser ...
Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...
Modern aerial battlefields are becoming increasingly congested, characterized by a proliferation of small, low-cost threats ...
Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...
Designed to complement Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow, Iron Beam can handle drone swarms and other modern threats, ...