A US Army Stryker outfitted with a BlueHalo Locust laser performed a demonstration for the service taking down unmanned aircraft systems. (Leonardo DRS) An industry-funded directed energy ...
Can lasers and microwaves provide U.S. air defense with the staying power needed before the threat of cheap drones and mass salvos empties missile magazines? The public relations efforts regarding ...
Military planners spent years treating high-energy lasers as a science project. In 2025, that changed, as directed-energy systems moved from test ranges into real air defense networks and forced ...