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The United Kingdom is ready to take a truly unexpected, but much-needed step – to hand over prototypes of the DragonFire combat laser system, which is already successfully testing and destroying targets. Despite the fact that it is planned to be deployed in the British army no earlier than 2027, the head of the country’s […]
The Indian Army has received the first batch of seven new Integrated Drone Detection and Interception Systems (IDD&IS) for use along the border with China, while the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is working on developing more powerful directed energy weapon (DEW) systems, including high-energy lasers and high-power microwave systems. Publications. The Times of […]
The UK’s DragonFire laser weapon has been tested, destroying test benches and field targets, including drones and mortar shells. DragonFire, a 50 kW laser, is a solid-state laser consisting of doped glass fiber bundles whose output is converted into a single beam using a UK-developed beam combining system. Mounted on a tower, it also has […]
The British Ministry of Defense has successfully tested the DragonFire laser energy weapon system to guarantee the destruction of any airborne targets within sight, local media report, citing the head of the kingdom’s defense ministry, Grant Shapp. The range of the system is classified. Energy laser weapons can attack flying objects at the speed of […]
Scientists have found a way to increase the power of lasers by 9 times without reducing the quality of the beam. This breakthrough will make it possible to create long-range laser weapons capable of melting targets. A team of researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide, and Yale University argue that […]
Laser weapons are much cheaper than air defense missiles and can fire indefinitely as long as there is access to electricity, but they have a number of drawbacks, experts say. The day before, Israel used the Iron Beam laser air defense system to intercept rockets in the Gaza Strip, several years before it was supposed […]
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its latest Dazzler laser weapon technology to counter air and sea enemy targets. The Dazzler laser, a silent, non-ballistic means of countering unmanned air and sea threats, was demonstrated integrated with the powerful R800 Remote Weapon System (RWS). The R800 sets a new standard in threat response. Scott Hicks, […]
The United States is monitoring Israel’s Iron Beam system. The Ministry of Defense is ready to invest in laser weapons if they prove to be effective. After the Hamas attack, information emerged about Israel’s readiness to deploy the Iron Beam laser system. Later, a video of the alleged first combat use was published. The video […]
Lockheed Martin plans to modernize the HELSI laser weapon. The company is preparing to make it more lethal by increasing its power by 66%. HELSI is an acronym for High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative. In September last year, Lockheed Martin officially announced the transfer of its most powerful laser weapon to the US Department of […]
Israeli engineers propose to install the Naval Iron Beam laser system on warships. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems presented its new laser air defense system for Naval Iron Beam ships at IMDEX 2023 in Singapore, Shephardmedia reports. This is a naval version of the ground-based Iron Beam system, which is successfully used by Israel to intercept […]