Featured in Directed Energy WeaponsBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareAir Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon OverseasThe announcement comes as the threat that small unmanned suicide drones pose is front and center after unprecedented attacks in Saudi Arabia. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareUSAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined AirfieldsThe vehicle-mounted directed energy weapon will help personnel clear airfields after attacks, but could also be useful in other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2018ShareArmy Buys Small Suicide Drones To Break Up Hostile Swarms And Potentially MoreRaytheon’s Coyote is an inherently modular system that the United States has already tested as a possible weapon and a scientific tool. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareThe U.K.’s New ‘Tempest’ Stealth Fighter Project Already Faces Serious ChallengesThe country is eager to remain competitive militarily and economically, but it’s not clear if they can afford their own advanced fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareThe Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some DestroyersThere’s nowhere left to go with the Arleigh Burke design, meaning the service will have to find a new ship to meet its energy-hungry demands. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2016ShareThe AH-64 Apache Will Get A Laser Cannon To Play With This SummerIt’s not “sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads,” but it is pretty damn scary. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2016Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019ShareAir Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon OverseasThe announcement comes as the threat that small unmanned suicide drones pose is front and center after unprecedented attacks in Saudi Arabia. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareUSAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined AirfieldsThe vehicle-mounted directed energy weapon will help personnel clear airfields after attacks, but could also be useful in other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2018ShareArmy Buys Small Suicide Drones To Break Up Hostile Swarms And Potentially MoreRaytheon’s Coyote is an inherently modular system that the United States has already tested as a possible weapon and a scientific tool. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareThe U.K.’s New ‘Tempest’ Stealth Fighter Project Already Faces Serious ChallengesThe country is eager to remain competitive militarily and economically, but it’s not clear if they can afford their own advanced fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareThe Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some DestroyersThere’s nowhere left to go with the Arleigh Burke design, meaning the service will have to find a new ship to meet its energy-hungry demands. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2016ShareThe AH-64 Apache Will Get A Laser Cannon To Play With This SummerIt’s not “sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads,” but it is pretty damn scary. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2016Share