US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon

The age of the ray gun is almost upon us after the US Navy took delivery of a near-operational high-energy tactical laser weapon called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system from Lockheed Martin that can… Continue reading US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon

Stryker-combat-vehicle-mounted laser weapon fends off mortar rounds

Using a 50-kW high-energy laser weapon, a US Army Stryker combat vehicle acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple 60-mm mortar rounds and other threats during four weeks of live-fire exercises at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.Co… Continue reading Stryker-combat-vehicle-mounted laser weapon fends off mortar rounds

“Iron Beam” laser weapon counters multiple targets in live fire tests

Rafael has successfully tested its Iron Beam laser weapon in various scenarios against steep-track threats, including UAVs, mortars, rockets, and anti-tank missiles. The weapon is set to complement Israel’s famous Iron Dome aerial defense systemContinu… Continue reading “Iron Beam” laser weapon counters multiple targets in live fire tests

US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time

The US Navy has shot down its first drone representing a subsonic cruise missile using an all-electric high-energy laser. At the US Army’s High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Lockheed Martin Layered… Continue reading US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time

Skyranger 30 HEL adds laser weapon to mobile air defense arsenal

Rheinmetall has unveiled its portable Skyranger 30 HEL air defense system that boasts a combination of a 30 mm automatic cannon, Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) missiles, and a high-energy laser to protect mobile units.Continue ReadingCategory: Milita… Continue reading Skyranger 30 HEL adds laser weapon to mobile air defense arsenal

US Army commissions 300-kW, target-tracking laser weapon

General Atomics and Boeing have won a US Army contract to prototype their most powerful distributed-gain laser weapon to date: a groundbreaking 300-kW, solid-state, target-tracking beast that could fry enemy missiles and aircraft out of the air.Continu… Continue reading US Army commissions 300-kW, target-tracking laser weapon

UK awards contracts to field test laser weapons on sea and land

The British Ministry of Defence (MOD) has given three four-year contracts worth £72.5 million (US$99 million) to consortia led by Thales and Raytheon UK to develop laser and radio frequency demonstrator weapons to be mounted on Royal Navy ships and Bri… Continue reading UK awards contracts to field test laser weapons on sea and land