A laser weapon targeted suspected drones. It hit party balloons instead.

CBP fired the laser thinking it was aiming at cartel drones, leading the FAA to close the airspace over El Paso—and causing ...
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Trump-class warships to fast-track powerful laser weapons rollout across US Navy

The US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the ...
Aviation Week Network

U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC. U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service is available to both ...
UK Defence Journal

American warship downs drones with laser weapon

The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple ...

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

I f you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably ...

The Pentagon used an anti-drone laser on a suspected Mexican drone. What to know

The Pentagon authorized an anti-drone laser against a suspected Mexican drone over El Paso, Texas, this week. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Thom Shanker of the Project for Media and National Security.
New York Post

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...