Tag: laser

AI-Enabled Laser System Redefines Counter-Drone Warfare

Steve Schneider - March 25, 2026

AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) has unveiled the LOCUST® X3, the third-generation high-energy laser weapon system designed for rapid, cost-effective defeat of unmanned aerial and surface...

New Laser Weapon Will Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar Attacks

Steve Schneider - July 6, 2018

As part of the U.S. Army’s High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) Program, Raytheon is developing a 100kW class laser. The laser...

First- Ever High Energy Laser Fired From Apache

Steve Schneider - June 28, 2017

Raytheon has successfully fired its High Energy Laser (HEL) from an Apache AH-64, a first for a rotary winged aircraft. Raytheon’s HEL is a...

Airforce Wants AC-130 Gunships Armed With Air-Launched UAVS and Lasers

The Editors - April 27, 2016

Source: AirForceTimes Air Force Special Operations Command is working to make its ultimate gunship a high-tech flying machine armed with lasers and microwave weapons and...

Laser Weapons Approaching Battlefield Readiness

The Editors - August 22, 2013

Boeing’s Thin Disk Laser system has just surpassed the Department of Defense’s Robust Electric Laser Initiative (RELI) program requirements. The high power, solid-state laser system’s output reached more than 30 kilowatts. That’s nearly 30 percent more power than

Weapons of the Future

The Editors - October 28, 2011

An interesting trend has developed in modern warfare—the use of weapons without projectiles or explosives. These weapons use radio frequency waves, microwaves, millimeter waves,...

MK-38 Chaingun meets Lasor Cannon

The Editors - July 28, 2011

Source Boeing ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 25, 2011 -- Boeing today announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with...