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US Navy uses AI to train laser weapons against drones
The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...
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Ukraine says it's far along in developing laser weapons to take out Russian drones
Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.
Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS
The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of ...
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Zap! US Navy reveals startling photo of its new laser beam warship weapon firing at a cruise missile
The US Navy successfully tested its new laser weapon mounted on a warship. The dramatic photo above depicts the High Energy ...
Chinese Scientists Have Developed a Powerful New Microwave Weapon: A Converged Energy Beam
In 2024, seven vehicles in western China each transmitted a high-powered microwave beam that converged precisely in both time ...
Nuclear weapon or laser? How to stop the asteroid on collision course with Earth
Scientists are debating multiple options to deal with an asteroid which could hit Earth in 2032 – but one is emerging as the ...
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The “HELIOS” Test Proves America Is Serious About Laser Weapons
Combining a high-energy laser with an optical dazzler, HELIOS can both destroy and disable threats, as well as disrupt enemy ...
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Image captures US Navy testing its new laser weapon: What to know about HELIOS
An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...
Donald Trump plans laser system in space to destroy nuclear weapons
US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms ...
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As Israel fields Iron Beam, Gulf states are pining for the technology
There has been a shared interest in so far as most would want to have them, they are high on the priority list of most ...
US Navy fires HELIOS laser weapon in stunning test, A major leap forward in naval defense technology after UK’s DragonFire breakthrough
The U.S. Navy has successfully tested its cutting-edge laser weapon system, HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance), aboard the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class ...