MQ-20 Avenger Depicted With Laser Weapon In Its Nose A Sign Of What’s To Come

General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of ...

US military takes steps to adapt new hypersonic weapons to mobile launchers

Defense startup Castelion said on Friday it has won contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon with ...

Defense startup's 'Blackbeard' hypersonic weapon gets military integration contract with Pentagon

Defense startup Castelion secures military contracts to integrate affordable hypersonic Blackbeard weapons with U.S. Army and ...
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20kW high-energy laser systems that engage with aerial threats delivered to US Army

A Virginia-based company has delivered two high-energy laser system units to the U.S. Army. Developed by AeroVironment, the 20kW LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) identifies, tracks, and engages a wide ...
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US Army’s new modular turret packs cannon, missiles, and precision fire control

The system is part of the Army’s Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) Increment 4 program, which aims to equip smaller ...
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AV Delivers First Two Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser Systems to U.S. Army

AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the successful delivery of the first two mobile counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) prototype Laser Weapon System (LWS) to the U.S. Army ...

Israel to deploy first combat-ready laser weapon system for operational air defense

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completes Iron Beam laser interceptor that destroys rockets and drones at a fraction of the ...