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Jared KellerMother Jones |
After decades of hype and false starts, the Trump administration’s Golden Dome push is forcing the U.S. military to prove laser weapons can survive...
Countries around the world are rapidly deploying laser weapons for air defense and counter-drone operations. The real challenge now is producing...
The military wants ‘tens to hundreds’ of laser weapons. After years of prototypes, the real challenge is scaling production.
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers—with limits.
The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.
Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and experimentation.
The military’s directed-energy push still depends heavily on yesterday’s hardware.
Gamepad controls make high-energy lasers easier for troops to learn and use. But as AI takes over targeting and tracking, the real story is how little...
Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the battlefield impose strict...