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 ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded to a Portland group's advertisement urging members of the public to point lasers at aircraft amid unrest over the Trump administration’s illegal ...

Producing the subatomic particles called muons is now a lighter lift than ever before. Several teams of researchers have generated muons using small particle accelerators driven by lasers. Typically, ...

Sally Spectra on Young and Restless had quite a history before she even got to Genoa City! The character first appeared on Bold and Beautiful in January 2017 and already had quite a legacy. Actress ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...

Cheaper than advanced air defenses and more versatile than low-tech options, lasers have become a popular choice for nations worried about drone attacks. By Lara Jakes Lara Jakes frequently writes ...

The week’s best and worst from Mene Ukueberuwa, Allysia Finley and Kyle Peterson Don’t call it “Star Wars.” Israel’s Iron Beam laser air-defense system was declared operational Wednesday after final ...

Neutrino lasers: It’s an idea that many physicists didn’t see coming. At first glance, physics suggests that it would be impossible to make a laser of neutrinos, famously elusive subatomic particles.

Being an airline pilot is a job of tremendous pressure. It goes without saying, then, that expertise and absolute concentration are paramount. So much so, in fact, that the Federal Aviation ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala—The Army will pick the winner of its first production contract for high-energy, vehicle-mounted air-defense lasers next year, a milestone in the Pentagon’s decades-long pursuit of ...

This figure shows an overview of SPECTRA and compares its functionality with other training-free state-of-the-art approaches across a range of applications. SPECTRA comprises two main modules, namely ...