The Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power Laser
The successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy's directed energy weapons ambitions.
The successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy's directed energy weapons ambitions.
The artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years.
The team says the recent flyover of Southern California was their last even though it was thought more were originally in the works.
It's the second mission of its kind this week and this time they made the trip in clear skies right over the most populated area on the west coast.
The mini-torpedoes could be a game-changer and are set to be fielded on Virginia class submarines in the next few years.
The compact weapons could give subs substantially greater magazine depth, a hard-kill anti-torpedo countermeasure, and more.
The test is a promising sign that the ship is slowly making progress in proving its basic capabilities.
12 years after their official retirement, a small number of F-117s are venturing farther from their home base to execute aggressor and test duties.
The senior official said he is "extremely skeptical" that an aircraft could carry a sufficiently powerful laser to get the job done.
The aircraft was on a routine night training mission when the incident occurred.
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The recent training highlights how the versatile ship could work with American allies and partners during future coalition operations in the region.
The service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots.
Technology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space.
This would be a huge change for the Navy's tactical jet Naval Aviator training pipeline.
The team's training worked and the formation recovered from the scare remarkably fast.
We can talk about dodging torpedoes, encounters with mystery craft off the east coast, geopolitics, electronic warfare—you know, no big whoop.
The flight comes amid escalating friction between China, the U.S. and various countries in the South China Sea, as well as Taiwan.
Surviving below the waves relies primarily on stealth, but if detected, countermeasures may be your only shot of keeping out of a watery grave.
The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject.