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CBP fired the laser thinking it was aiming at cartel drones, leading the FAA to close the airspace over El Paso—and causing an uproar in Washington.
US Navy Chief Adm. Daryl Caudle believes that Trump-class battleships could finally push lasers across the fleet.
A high-tech laser loaned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security is reportedly responsible for the flight restriction chaos around El Paso, Texas, as more details come to light.
I f you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably into the trunk of a car. It makes no noise and emits no light, not even the glowing red beam that’s so familiar from the movies.
After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling to catch up.
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 Aviation Week & Space Technology and AWIN subscribers.
By David Jeans and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a seven-hour airspace shutdown,
Ukraine has developed a silent, undetectable laser that can take out Russian drones as if “struck by invisible lightning” — and all at a fraction of the cost of similar high-tech weapons made in the US,
The biggest reason for the lag in development of an operational onboard laser system for US Navy (USN) ships likely has more to do with messaging than