Featured in Directed Energy WeaponsBYBrett TingleyFeb 11, 2022SharePodded Laser Weapon Took Center Stage In Latest Air Force Virtual WargameThe wargame suggests the Air Force could increasingly turn to virtual environments to rapidly develop and assess future weapons concepts. BYBrett TingleyFeb 11, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareU.S. Intelligence Community Still Cannot Attribute Havana Syndrome To A ‘Foreign Actor’A report published today says that while pulsed energy attacks are a plausible cause, there are still too many unknowns to reach a firm conclusion. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareThis Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) DestroyerThe Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades. BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareThe Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave WeaponsLasers dominate discussions about U.S. Navy directed energy weapons, but the service formed a new office devoted to systems that fire microwave beams. BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareUSS Portland Uses Its Experimental Laser To Fry A Floating Target In The Middle EastThe amphibious warship Portland has the most powerful laser currently deployed aboard an operational vessel. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareThe Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In DecadesThe arrival of new Stryker-based air defense vehicles in Germany comes as aerial threats, especially small drones, continue to grow. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 3, 2021ShareLasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind TunnelsWind tunnels are being used to help accelerate the Air Force’s delayed airborne laser ambitions. BYThomas NewdickAug 3, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 21, 2021ShareAir Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”The Air Force Research Laboratory argues that we’ve hit a tipping point with directed energy technologies, bringing many science fiction concepts closer to reality. BYBrett TingleyJul 21, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler SystemThe Navy’s Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN, was photographed installed on the USS Stockdale during a replenishment in the Pacific. BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 21, 2021ShareIsrael Has Shot Down Drones With An Airborne High-Power LaserIsrael’s airborne laser program aims to add to its multi-layered air defense system that is increasingly tasked with countering low-end drone attacks. BYBrett TingleyJun 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareNavy To Add Laser Weapons To At Least Seven More Ships In The Next Three YearsThe laser dazzlers will help protect ships from certain kinds of attacks and shield them from surveillance from other ships, aircraft, and drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareAir Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser InitiativesThe service says that technical problems and other issues have dogged the programs, which have led to at least a two-year delay. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power LaserThe successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy’s directed energy weapons ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019ShareThe U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other DronesSilicon Valley has caught on to the reality that the best defense against small drone threats may be another drone. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019Share12
BYBrett TingleyFeb 11, 2022SharePodded Laser Weapon Took Center Stage In Latest Air Force Virtual WargameThe wargame suggests the Air Force could increasingly turn to virtual environments to rapidly develop and assess future weapons concepts. BYBrett TingleyFeb 11, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareU.S. Intelligence Community Still Cannot Attribute Havana Syndrome To A ‘Foreign Actor’A report published today says that while pulsed energy attacks are a plausible cause, there are still too many unknowns to reach a firm conclusion. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareThis Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) DestroyerThe Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades. BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareThe Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave WeaponsLasers dominate discussions about U.S. Navy directed energy weapons, but the service formed a new office devoted to systems that fire microwave beams. BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021ShareUSS Portland Uses Its Experimental Laser To Fry A Floating Target In The Middle EastThe amphibious warship Portland has the most powerful laser currently deployed aboard an operational vessel. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareThe Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In DecadesThe arrival of new Stryker-based air defense vehicles in Germany comes as aerial threats, especially small drones, continue to grow. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 3, 2021ShareLasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind TunnelsWind tunnels are being used to help accelerate the Air Force’s delayed airborne laser ambitions. BYThomas NewdickAug 3, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 21, 2021ShareAir Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”The Air Force Research Laboratory argues that we’ve hit a tipping point with directed energy technologies, bringing many science fiction concepts closer to reality. BYBrett TingleyJul 21, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler SystemThe Navy’s Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN, was photographed installed on the USS Stockdale during a replenishment in the Pacific. BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 21, 2021ShareIsrael Has Shot Down Drones With An Airborne High-Power LaserIsrael’s airborne laser program aims to add to its multi-layered air defense system that is increasingly tasked with countering low-end drone attacks. BYBrett TingleyJun 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareNavy To Add Laser Weapons To At Least Seven More Ships In The Next Three YearsThe laser dazzlers will help protect ships from certain kinds of attacks and shield them from surveillance from other ships, aircraft, and drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareAir Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser InitiativesThe service says that technical problems and other issues have dogged the programs, which have led to at least a two-year delay. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Amphibious Warship USS Portland Has Shot Down A Drone With Its New High-Power LaserThe successful test of the powerful laser is a major step forward for the Navy’s directed energy weapons ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019ShareThe U.S. Military Is Buying These Small Interceptor Drones To Knock Down Other DronesSilicon Valley has caught on to the reality that the best defense against small drone threats may be another drone. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2019Share
