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The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot
The UK's MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12…
Thibault Spirlet
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A new anti-missile laser downed 100% of its targets while fighting multiple threats at once, UK defense officials say
Officials said the new laser for its aircraft faced off against multiple heat-seeking missiles laun…
Matthew Loh
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South Korea plans to roll out 'Star Wars' laser weapon to melt North Korean drones for just $1.50 a hit
Competing countries are pouring investment into laser weapons. The UK announced this year that it h…
Cameron Manley
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New UK laser weapon could be used against Russian drones in Ukraine, British defense secretary says
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of the DragonFire laser system for …
Cameron Manley
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Britain shows off a laser weapon that could take out drones for as little as $13
The DragonFire is capable of taking out aerial targets, and could revolutionise air defenses.
Tom Porter
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Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
A powerful laser could threaten satellite networks, but there are many reasons to believe this sche…
Michael Peck
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US military hints it could use laser and microwave weapons to fend off attacks on its bases near Israel
General Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon's press secretary, confirmed that the US had a "wide variety" o…
Tom Porter
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Russia's laser-guided weapons are being frustrated by low clouds that are stopping them from hitting their targets, UK intel says
Low clouds are stopping Russia's drone laser weapons from hitting targets in Ukraine, the UK's defe…
Sinéad Baker
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Defense tech startup Blue Halo makes lasers that shoot drones out of the sky. This is how it got the Army to buy them.
Blue Halo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker sat down with BI to discuss how his defense tech is snapping up c…
Polly Thompson
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The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones
The US Navy wants to create magazines that store electricity so a laser can zap exploding drones ou…
Michael Peck
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Space Invaders, IRL: Japanese startup to zap space junk with ground-based laser beams!
EX-Fusion is an Osaka-based startup with a plan that's as audacious as it is ingenious: zapping spa…
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China's military claims to have found a way to build a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely
If the claims are true, it means China has leapfrogged over the US in developing high-energy laser …
Marianne Guenot
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Ukraine is getting a new type of laser-guided bomb that can pummel 'soft' Russian targets, analyst says
The UK is sending Ukraine a new type of laser-guided bomb that could compete with Russia's glide bo…
Thibault Spirlet
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US Special Operations Command is working on a new weapon for its 'Ghostrider' gunship: lasers
For decades, the AC-130 gunship has been support troops on the ground with heavy firepower. In a fe…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Britain says it is developing a radio-wave weapon that can take out a swarm of drones for just $0.12 a shot
The UK has unveiled an energy weapon under development that it says could take out a swarm of drone…
Thibault Spirlet
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Britain says it developed and test-fired a futuristic laser cannon that can shoot drones out of the sky
The weapon cost about $126 million to develop and uses a highly concentrated energy beam that trave…
Tom Porter
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Video shows Israel testing its 'Iron Beam' air-defense system, which uses laser beams to intercept targets
Footage of the tests shows the energy-based weapons system firing high-powered laser beams at a roc…
Joshua Zitser
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A US Navy warship blasted a floating target with a laser in the Middle East
"With this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy," a Navy officer said…
Ryan Pickrell
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The source of the mysterious noise in 'Leave the World Behind' is never explained but here are some real-life weapons similar to it
Weapons like the Long-Range Acoustic Device and MEDUSA ray gun are similar to the mysterious device…
Lloyd Lee
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy mocks Russian claims of a drone-killing laser, saying the 'wonder weapon' is a sign Putin's war is a 'complete failure'
Russia claimed its new weapon could incinerate drones miles away in seconds. A senior US defense of…