US Navy hits drone with HELIOS laser in successful test
The destroyer Preble successfully test-fired its HELIOS system on a drone target, according to a recently released report.
By Riley Ceder
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Marines’ new mortar, rocket simulator delivers training with no blast
The Marine Corps is rolling out training simulators to spare Marines from excessive blast exposure.
By Todd South
Directed-energy weapons need full Pentagon commitment, industry says
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. military, according to the National Defense Industrial Association.
Amid Red Sea clashes, Navy leaders ask: Where are our ship lasers?
“We’re 10 years down the road, and we still don’t have something we can field?”
‘Bring it’: Adm. Aquilino open to greater directed-energy trials
The Pentagon for the past three years has spent an average $1 billion on the development of directed-energy weapons, according to a watchdog.
Russia claims its Zadira laser weapon destroyed a drone in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that the claim reflects Moscow’s desire to find an alternative to missiles.
By Staff