The LOCUST Laser Weapon System was tested aboard the USS George H.W. Bush and neutralized multiple target drones.
“Rolling LOCUST onto a ship and quickly initiating operations facilitates the expanded use of high-energy lasers across the ...
American defense contractor AeroVironment said it tested the Locust anti-drone laser system on board the USS George H.W. Bush ...
New low-cost carrier-based laser system shows promise for defending warships against drone threats.
A single missile interceptor can cost American taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, and once it is fired, it is gone. The ...
The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise ...
The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...
Lasers could be deployed at prisons to shoot down drones delivering drugs to criminals. Companies that build and sell ...
PowerLight's wireless system could keep military drones flying indefinitely, or be adapted as a directed-energy system for ...
The Iran war is testing the U.S. military's ability to combat Iran's drones in a cost-effective way. Emerging laser tech, designed to zap drones out of the sky, may help.
Anti-drone lasers such as the one that led to a shutdown of airspace around El Paso are just one part of the Pentagon’s quest to grow its defenses.