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Rise of military lasers in 2025: How directed weapons reshaped defense plans

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...
New Atlas

Laser weapons go mobile on US Army small vehicles

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...
Geeky Gadgets

The Age of Laser Warfare Has Begun : Pennies per Shot & Rising Power

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

Israel deploys Iron Beam laser weapon which can shoot missiles out of the sky & never runs out of ammo

ISRAEL has deployed an unstoppable new weapon that can blast drones out of the sky at the speed of light. The first ...
Optics

Israel's Iron Beam laser weapon to be fielded by year-end

Israeli weapons firm Rafael says that its “Iron Beam 450” high-power laser weapon has completed final tests and will be integrated into air defense systems fielded by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ...