Will Deploy Solid-State Laser Weapon On Ship Headed To Persian Gulf : The Two-Way In a recent test, the laser successfully destroyed destroyed an unmanned aircraft in flight. The Navy touted the ...

Solid-state laser weapons are a step closer to operational capability with the U.S. Office of Naval Research reporting that it has successfully disabled a small target boat during testing off ...

Correspondingly, a 100-kilowatt solid-state laser -- the Holy Grail for weapons developers -- could deliver a destructive beam to a target dozens of miles away, making it an effective tactical weapon.

Boeing has just tested its new thin-disk laser, the most powerful solid-state laser ever made. It fires at over 25 kilowatts, with the scalability proven to go up to a 100 kilowatt laser in the ...

The high-energy laser systems that are finding military applications are based on solid-state lasers that use special crystals to convert the input electrical energy into photons. A key aspect of high ...

The U.S. Navy is switching its focus on directed-energy weapons from the megawatt-class free-electron laser to less-powerful solid-state lasers, announcing plans to develop and demonstrate a ...

Back in the RELI ring, Northrop Grumman has made some key forays forward in high-energy solid-state lasers. In 2001, the company became the first to successfully operate a laser weapon at sea for ...

Boeing solid-state laser weapon system outshines expectations By David Szondy. August 18, 2013 Facebook; ... this type of solid state laser was first developed in the 1990s.

Northrop Grumman has introduced the first ruggedized high-power solid-state laser designed for operation on the battlefield. The 15-kw. Firestrike laser is being offered for use in ground-­, sea ...

From the week gone by on the directed-energy weapons front: defense contractor Northrop Grumman reported that it got a solid-state laser to fire a beam with a potency of 105.5 kilowatts.

During trials in January 2024 in Scotland, DragonFire successfully engaged aerial targets, showcasing its potential against ...

The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in San Diego, Calif. For the first time ever, the United States is deploying a solid-state laser ...