US military’s urgent push for laser weapons behind El Paso airport shutdown

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...
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Inside the new laser weapon that can blast aircraft out of the sky

The United Kingdom has quietly pushed a science‑fiction idea into operational reach: a ship and land based laser that can burn through aircraft and drones with concentrated light. DragonFire, a ...
The Debrief

The Laser That Shut Down El Paso’s Skies: What We Know About the Army’s ‘LOCUST’ Counter-Drone Weapon

LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...

Chinese Hypersonics Could Wipe Out All U.S. Carriers in 20 Minutes. This Weapon Is America’s Best Defense.

The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...
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EOS to scale high-energy laser production for weapons at Singapore site

EOS notes that it has already received a “world-first” export order for a 100 kW-class laser weapon system for the Netherlands. The firm also has what it calls a binding conditional agreement with a ...
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Anti-drone weapons in development for years in Borderland by military, contractors

Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a reality to counter threats like drones on the battlefield and beyond.

This Is The LOCUST Laser That Reportedly Prompted Closing El Paso’s Airspace

The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.