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MQ-9A gets more lethal with laser guided rockets

U.S. Air Force (USAF) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems teamed up to conduct flight ...
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
New Ukrainian laser system offers low-cost alternative to Western anti-drone tech ...
This story has been corrected. The U.S. Army has shelved its “Valkyrie” laser anti-missile system, shifting instead to the newer Joint Laser Weapon System, to be built with the Navy as part of the ...
AeroVironment’s LOCUST laser weapon recently finished a major counter-drone test with the Pentagon and ...
Israel is preparing to deploy one of the world’s first combat-ready laser air-defense systems, marking a historic shift in how nations defend against rockets, drones and missiles — and a sign that ...
The system is mounted on a trailer and pairs a high-energy laser with AI-assisted targeting. In one clip, the laser burns ...
One of the most important names in the field of military drones, American defense contractor AeroVironment, announced at the end of September a significant evolution of one of the most widespread ...