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Sep 5, 2018
Missile Defense News

UAV laser weapons to down ballistic missiles

Military Aerospace: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Power electronics experts at two U.S. defense companies are moving forward with a project to…

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Aug 17, 2018
Missile Defense News

US targets a megawatt laser by 2023 and then deployment in drones and satellites for hypersonic and ICBM defense

Next Big Future: The US Congress wants the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to rapidly develop and demonstrate a boost-phase ICBM…

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Jul 31, 2018
Missile Defense News

US Congress Pushes Ballistic Missile Defense Program Based on Laser-Armed Drones

Sputnik News: Despite receiving a record-high $11.5 billion budget in 2018, the US Missile Defense Agency is poised to receive…

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Jun 25, 2018
Missile Defense News

Future Navy weapons will need lots of power. That’s a huge engineering challenge.

Defense News: The Navy is convinced that the next generation of ships will need to integrate lasers, electromagnetic rail guns…

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Jun 8, 2018
Missile Defense News

Russia and China perfected ‘carrier killer’ missiles for decades — here’s how the US’s new carrier can stop them

Business Insider: The US Navy’s new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier cost $13 billion dollars and will set to…

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May 4, 2018
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For US and China, Lasers and Missiles Heighten Military Tensions

The New York Times: BEIJING — Tensions between the United States and China flared on two military fronts as Washington…

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May 4, 2018
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US Navy Hopes 150-Kilowatt Laser Can Replace Gatling Guns, Missiles on Ships

Sputnik International: New information shows that Lockheed Martin’s HELIOS laser weapons system may eventually replace Gatling guns and missile launchers…

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Apr 6, 2018
Missile Defense News

‘Star Wars Architect’ Reveals Means to Destroy Russia’s New Superweapons

Sputnik International: Announced by then-US President Ronald Reagan in 1983, SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) stipulated the deployment of space-based systems…

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Mar 1, 2018
Missile Defense News

‘Drop It on Their Heads’: StratCom’s Launch-Phase Missile Defense Plan

Military.com: The nation needs directed-energy weapons — lasers, particle beams, microwaves — to take out enemy ballistic missiles on launch,…

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Mar 1, 2018
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Soldiers in Europe are now using lasers to shoot down drones

Military Times: For decades, the Defense Department has put money and manpower behind putting directed energy — or laser —…

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