Portable laser weapons are now in U.S. Army units, promising cheap, rapid defense against drones, rockets, and other small ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

The United States Army has taken a visible step in the race to counter cheap, ubiquitous drones, firing its newest ...

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC. U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service is available to both ...

The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...

It’s a first for the US Army’s laser weapons. At Fort Sill, Okla., the Army conducted a live-fire exercise with the Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD). The weapon targeted ...

Here’s What to Remember: In November of 2013, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command used the HEL MD, a vehicle-mounted high energy laser, to successfully engage ...

The U.S. Army has awarded a Dynetics-led industry team a potential $130M contract to build and demonstrate a 100-kilowatt-class laser weapons system. “High energy laser weapons have been a system that ...

(Washington DC) The People’s Liberation Army is showcasing an emerging truck-mounted, counter-drone laser weapon designed to track and incinerate multiple moving air targets simultaneously. The OW5 ...

A laser was pointed at a military aircraft that was flying over Laconia on Thursday night, according to the New Hampshire National Guard.Officials said the crew reported “persistent laser activity” ...