laser News

Weapon / Missile Investment

Thales Ramps Up 70 mm Guided Rocket Production

03 Jul, 04:54
2 mins

French defence firm Thales will increase the production of its FZ275 70 mm (2.75”) laser-guided rockets in its Belgium facility located in Herstal.

Weapon / Missile

Australia Tests Laser Weapon Against UAV

20 Jun, 04:32
2 mins

Australia’s first directed energy weapon, Fractl, has destroyed a target UAV 500 m away in a hard-kill test.

Air Weapon / Missile

AFRL Completes Flight Tests for Laser Beam Director

14 Jun, 04:18
2 min read

The AFRL completed a flight-test campaign for a new beam director concept with directed energy laser systems integrated onto Falcon 10 aircraft.

Weapon / Missile

U.S. and Israeli Companies to Develop Joint Laser Weapon System

06 Dec, 05:28
1 min read

Israel’s Iron Beam gets American partner Lockheed Martin as it joins forces with Rafael.

Weapon / Missile

Second Tests of Dragonfire LDEW

09 Nov, 09:51
1 min read

UK works with MBDA, Leonardo, QinetiQ and Dstl on sovereign laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) capability. The Kingdom tested LDEW for the second time.

Weapon / Missile

Lockheed Martin Delivers Laser System LANCE to US Air Force

13 Jul, 02:09
2 min read

The United States Air Force has received a high-energy laser weapon that can be carried by aircraft in a podded form from Lockheed Martin. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), which is in charge of developing and integrating new technologies in the realms of air, space, and cyberspace, puts the "Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact Environments" (LANCE) to the test.

Weapon / Missile

The US Navy shoot down a cruise missile with a new tech laser

22 Apr, 11:02
2 min read

The US Navy claims to have shot down a simulated cruise missile with an all-electric laser weapon for the first time.

Weapon / Missile

U.S. Navy Conducts Surface-to-Surface Laser Tests

31 Dec, 03:43
2 min read

The U.S. Navy Central Command announced the demonstration of a high-voltage laser weapon system by the amphibious carrier USS Portland (LPD 27).

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

US Navy Ends Rail Gun Programme

27 Jul, 03:21
3 min read

The US Navy has ended the railgun project that fires projectiles at up to seven matches using electricity. The Navy’s plans to build an electromagnetic railgun.