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Mar 13, 2024
Air Defense News

Army Accelerates Lasers For Air & Missile Defense

Warrior Maven In the context of escalating worldwide tensions and the swift progression of missile and air threats from major…

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Feb 16, 2024
Missile Defense News

Report to Congress on Defense Department Directed Energy Weapons

USNI News This report provides background information and issues for Congress on shipboard solid state lasers (SSLs) that the Navy…

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Oct 17, 2023
Missile Defense News

‘Iron Beam’: Israel’s deadly laser tech can be used against Hamas’ missiles; how it works

Business Today Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has built a technology called the Iron Beam, which is a laser weapon…

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Apr 18, 2023
Missile Defense News

SMDC’s DESIL facility is open for business

U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal’s new Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab is laser-focused and ready to support customers’ directed energy efforts…

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Apr 26, 2019
Missile Defense News

Ready, Aim, Fire: Hypersonics, Directed Energy, Lasers

Department of Defense: The Defense Department’s enduring mission is to provide combat-ready forces to deter war and protect the security…

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Mar 25, 2019
Missile Defense News

Lasers: Beyond The Power Problem

Breaking Defense: WASHINGTON: Integration of lasers on ships and other weapons is the biggest challenge today— not power. Officers and…

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Jan 3, 2019
Missile Defense News

Japan to step up research on high-output military laser

The Japan Times: The Defense Ministry will crank into high gear its research to develop a high-output military laser that…

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Nov 19, 2018
Missile Defense News

DoD Official: U.S. Needs to Develop New Counters to Future Hypersonic Missiles

USNI News: Existing radars don’t provide the almost-split-second warning needed to keep Guam, carrier strike groups in the Pacific and…

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Aug 15, 2018
Missile Defense News

Space-based laser weapons could ultimately take out missile threats in boost phase

Defense News: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Pentagon is eyeing space-based laser weapons technology as the ultimate solution to defeat a…

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