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America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission
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America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives
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Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile
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Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 2, 2020

The Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power Laser
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The Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power Laser

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 22, 2020

Pentagon’s Top R&D Chief Throws Cold Water On Laser Missile Defense Aspirations
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Pentagon’s Top R&D Chief Throws Cold Water On Laser Missile Defense Aspirations

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 20, 2020

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons
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X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2020

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems
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X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley

Updated on May 14, 2020

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon System
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Navy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 15, 2020

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System
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Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2020

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles
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Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Navy Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Portland Spotted Heading To Sea With New Laser Turret (Updated)
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Navy Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Portland Spotted Heading To Sea With New Laser Turret (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

Chilean Protestors Down Drone By Dazzling It With Dozens Of Laser Pointers (Updated)
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Chilean Protestors Down Drone By Dazzling It With Dozens Of Laser Pointers (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 15, 2019

Mysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS Dewey
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Mysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS Dewey

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 10, 2019

Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation
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Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2019

Mysterious Object Northrop Is Barging From Redondo Beach Is A High-Power Naval Laser
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Mysterious Object Northrop Is Barging From Redondo Beach Is A High-Power Naval Laser

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 19, 2019

The U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other Drones
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The U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 4, 2019

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas
High Powered Microwaves

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 24, 2019

The French Have Plans For A Constellation Of Laser-Armed Miniature Satellites
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The French Have Plans For A Constellation Of Laser-Armed Miniature Satellites

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 26, 2019

Congress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter What
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Congress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter What

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2019

Laser McLazerface? Kremlin Crowdsourcing Names For Putin’s New Super Weapons
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Laser McLazerface? Kremlin Crowdsourcing Names For Putin’s New Super Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Lebanese Troops Hammered ISIS With Laser Guided Artillery Shells in 2017
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Lebanese Troops Hammered ISIS With Laser Guided Artillery Shells in 2017

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

American Diplomats In Cuba Have Fallen Ill From Mysterious Sonic Attacks
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American Diplomats In Cuba Have Fallen Ill From Mysterious Sonic Attacks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Army’s Laser-Armed Stryker Has Blasted Dozens of Drones
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The U.S. Army’s Laser-Armed Stryker Has Blasted Dozens of Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Army Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer Cameras
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Army Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer Cameras

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 28, 2019

“Laser Apache” Has Successfully Zapped Targets On White Sands Missile Range
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“Laser Apache” Has Successfully Zapped Targets On White Sands Missile Range

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft
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The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Budget Docs Show Pentagon Aims To Loft Particle Beam Anti-Missile Weapon Into Space In Four Years
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Budget Docs Show Pentagon Aims To Loft Particle Beam Anti-Missile Weapon Into Space In Four Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 19, 2019

USMC Wants Truck-Mounted Plasma Weapon To Temporarily Blind, Deafen, And Even Yell At People
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USMC Wants Truck-Mounted Plasma Weapon To Temporarily Blind, Deafen, And Even Yell At People

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2018

USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields
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USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 24, 2018

No, China Hasn’t Built A Laser Assault Rifle That Can ‘Carbonize’ People
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No, China Hasn’t Built A Laser Assault Rifle That Can ‘Carbonize’ People

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2018

Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons
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Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 11, 2018

US Military Says Chinese Lasers Injured Pilots Flying A C-130 Near Its Base in Djibouti
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US Military Says Chinese Lasers Injured Pilots Flying A C-130 Near Its Base in Djibouti

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 3, 2018

The Pentagon Wants To Stop Marauding Vehicles With High-Powered Microwave Beams
High Powered Microwaves

The Pentagon Wants To Stop Marauding Vehicles With High-Powered Microwave Beams

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 26, 2018

US Military Scientists Are Building a Laser Cannon That Shoots Disembodied Voices
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US Military Scientists Are Building a Laser Cannon That Shoots Disembodied Voices

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2018

Are High-Powered Microwave Close-In Weapon Systems Destined For US Navy Ships?
High Powered Microwaves

Are High-Powered Microwave Close-In Weapon Systems Destined For US Navy Ships?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 19, 2018

Northrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth Aircraft
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Northrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 26, 2017

What Drone Will Lockheed Use For Its High-Flying Ballistic Missile Frying Laser Demo?
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What Drone Will Lockheed Use For Its High-Flying Ballistic Missile Frying Laser Demo?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 11, 2017

The AH-64 Apache Will Get A Laser Cannon To Play With This Summer
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The AH-64 Apache Will Get A Laser Cannon To Play With This Summer

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 27, 2016