Featured in LasersBYBrett 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 TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 5, 2022ShareAir Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly OnesThe previously classified Starfire Optical Range aids astronomers while enabling the Space Force to better detect and track small objects in space. BYBrett TingleyJan 5, 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 8, 2021ShareSecret Space Force Capabilities Could Be Declassified If New Bill Becomes LawLess classification could help Space Force better deter attacks on space-based systems and make it easier to promote its mission-critical work. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021ShareU.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force GeneralSpace Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America’s space-based capabilities under siege. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 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, 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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 28, 2021ShareThat Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-XDocuments show connections between this SR-71-shaped object and the testing of countermeasures systems and lasers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareHere’s The List Of Studies The Military’s Secretive UFO Program Funded, Some Were JunkThe reports were a real grab bag of research on topics including invisibility, warp drives, dark matter, stargates, fusion reactors, lasers, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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, 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, 2020Share12
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 TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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
BYBrett TingleyJan 5, 2022ShareAir Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly OnesThe previously classified Starfire Optical Range aids astronomers while enabling the Space Force to better detect and track small objects in space. BYBrett TingleyJan 5, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 8, 2021ShareSecret Space Force Capabilities Could Be Declassified If New Bill Becomes LawLess classification could help Space Force better deter attacks on space-based systems and make it easier to promote its mission-critical work. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2021ShareU.S. Satellites Are Being Attacked Every Day According To Space Force GeneralSpace Force general details how jamming, blinding lasers, cyber attacks, and other satellites have America’s space-based capabilities under siege. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 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
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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 28, 2021ShareThat Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-XDocuments show connections between this SR-71-shaped object and the testing of countermeasures systems and lasers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020ShareHere’s The List Of Studies The Military’s Secretive UFO Program Funded, Some Were JunkThe reports were a real grab bag of research on topics including invisibility, warp drives, dark matter, stargates, fusion reactors, lasers, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2020Share
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
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
