2024年4月24日 · A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out of the sky.

A laser weapon [2] is a type of directed-energy weapon that uses lasers to inflict damage. Whether they will be deployed as practical, high-performance military weapons remains to be seen. [3] [4] One of the major issues with laser weapons is atmospheric thermal blooming, which is still largely unsolved. This issue is exacerbated when there is ...

2024年3月7日 · The U.S. military is field-testing several high-energy laser weapon systems. Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...

2025年2月4日 · The U.S. Navy’s laser weapons programs fall into two broad families. One is the Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS). The U.S. Navy’s Surface Warfare Division (N96) manages development of Surface Navy Laser Weapon System Increment One (HELIOS) and the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN). The other is the U.S. Navy’s Innovation ...

On July 31, 2023, Lockheed Martin made an announcement about their latest achievement in the development of a 500 kW-class laser weapon, which currently stands as the world's most powerful laser weapon, surpassing their previous 300 kW-class laser.

2024年5月13日 · The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to defend American troops and US allies against enemy drones, the service recently revealed, marking the...

2024年1月25日 · Directed energy weapons offer a more cost-efficient means of dealing with fast-proliferating threats. If the technology can be matured, such systems could tip both the military and economic calculus of modern warfare in their users' favor.

2025年1月29日 · Rafael photo. HAIFA, Israel — If all goes as planned later this year, the Israel Defense Forces will be the first military to widely deploy a high-energy laser weapon: the Iron Beam air defense system.. It could prove to be a watershed moment in the history of military technology. Directed energy weapons have been the subject of speculation, research, …

6 天之前 · The U.S. Navy tested a powerful new laser weapon called HELIOS, capable of downing drones at the speed of light. It is the first tactical laser system integrated into an existing naval vessel. HELIOS not only fires a directed energy beam but also includes intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and a dazzler system to counter enemy …