The Aviationist23d
Ukrainian Commander Claims to Have Operational Laser Anti-Aircraft Weapon
The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) on board USS Ponce in the Middle East. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Blair/Released) A scaled-up operational variant of LaWS ...
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Ukrainian Commander Claims to Have Operational Laser Anti-Aircraft Weapon
The first known operational deployment of a laser weapon began in 2014 on board the USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15 ... used primarily as an evaluation of the system, it was authorized for use as a ...
Firstpost22d
What is the ‘Tryzub’ or Trident laser weapon that Ukraine has unveiled?
Recently, it was reported that even Taiwan was now in possession of a laser weapon. The laser weapon system (LaWS) is tested aboard the USS Ponce amphibious transport dock during an operational ...
New Atlas25d
Handy gadget gives spray paint cans a dual-laser sighting system
by putting a dual-laser sighting system on any can. You know how it is. If you hold the can too close to the surface, the paint will drip. If you hold it too far away, you'll waste paint in the ...
CNN22d
Ukraine says it has a laser that can shoot down aircraft a mile away. It’s called ‘Tryzub’
Ukraine has developed a laser weapon capable of shooting down targets from more than a mile away, the country’s drone force commander has claimed Speaking at a defense summit in Kyiv this week ...
Business Insider28d
I toured the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine that sank 13 ships and received 4 battle stars. Take a look inside.
Each torpedo weighed over 3,000 pounds. Metal poles on either side of the door were part of the USS Cobia's sonar system. We proceeded through the hatch to a narrow hallway leading to the officers ...
Newsweek24d
Ukraine Deploys New Tryzub Laser Capable of Shooting Down Aircraft
Weapon laser unit of Tactical Engagement System worn by soldiers in game of laser quest in 2014. Ukraine announced that it recently deployed the new Tryzub laser. Weapon laser unit of Tactical ...
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Chinese laser scientist ‘Crazy Li’ arms small drones with metal-cutting beam
A squad of fully armed soldiers follow closely behind a Humvee armoured vehicle, cautiously advancing through the ruins of an urban battlefield. About a kilometre ahead of them in the sky, a small ...
Jane's Information Group28d
British Army fires Raytheon UK's High-Energy Laser Weapon System for first time
The British Army fired Raytheon's HELWS from a Foxhound armoured vehicle for the first time at the Radnor Range in Wales in early October. (Crown Copyright) The ...
The Daily Telegraph23d
Ukraine unveils laser weapon ‘based on UK prototypes’
Col Vadym Sukharevskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said the advanced laser system is capable of downing aircraft at distances of more than 2km. Col Vadym Sukharevskyi ...
SpaceNews23d
U.S. Space Force to test laser communications on a GPS satellite
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin plan to conduct its ...