'It's a huge safety issue': Columbus police helicopter pilot raises concerns about danger of lasers
People who shine lasers at aircraft can face FAA fines of up to $11,000 per violation and up to $30,800 for multiple laser ...
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US’ next death ray laser could be deadlier on battleground, fry enemy drones faster
The U.S. Army is expected to soon get a new type of high-energy weapon that could potentially fry enemy drones. HII, a ...
Combat lasers as part of the Russian Air Defense and Pantsir-SM's new trump cards in the fight against ATACMS
In the last days of March, news from the SMO frontline surprised us with the implementation of a number of technical ...
Defense News on MSN3d
GDLS debuts short-range air defense option for light units
General Dynamics is proposing its Pandur vehicle, originally built for the Austrian army, as a solution for the U.S. Army's ...
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Powerful Combat Laser Could Be Latest Game Changer in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Claims by Ukraine military official of a newly deployed combat laser joins a larger trend in directed energy weapons on the ...
The Aviationist on MSN4d
MQ-9 Reaper Tests GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb on New Dual-Carriage System
The new BRU-78 Dual Carriage System allows the MQ-9 Reaper to carry two bombs on a single hardpoint, doubling the number of ...
The UK plans to put its DragonFire laser weapon on 4 of its warships
The UK is moving forward with plans to deploy its new DragonFire laser weapon on warships. Lasers could offer a cheap defense ...
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US Air Force first to accept official combat drones
Now the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has taken things a giant step further, by declaring that the YFQ-42A made by General Atomics and the YFQ-44A from Anduril are now official ...
What is NGAD? Trump awards Boeing $20 billion fighter jet contract, Lockheed Martin stock slides
In a major defense contract shake-up, President Donald Trump awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract on Friday to develop a ...
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‘F’ for fighter: Air Force combat drones get novel mission designation
(Stephen Losey/Defense News) AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force’s first two prototype collaborative combat aircraft have received their mission design series designations and will fly this summer ...