A single Stinger missile costs roughly $400,000. A Patriot interceptor runs closer to $4 million. The small drones they are ...
A new pilot program will install “high-energy lasers and high-powered microwave systems” at major bases around the U.S.
Operation Epic Fury may have strengthened the case for laser weapons, but the U.S. Navy's dream of putting one on every ship may take longer than expected.
The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about the tech. The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer ...
Artist’s rendering of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone disabling several attack drones with an integrated laser weapon pod. (General Atomics) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a ...
After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...