US allies in the Middle East are racing to get new laser defense weapons
Cheap drones are exposing gaps in current air defense systems, and countries in the Middle East are looking to laser weapons ...
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U.S. Military Laser Weapon Programs Are Facing A Reality Check
The U.S. Air Force's vaunted Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program closed out without ever reaching its goal of testing a laser-directed energy weapon on a fighter.
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Why Doesn't the U.S. Navy Get Armed with Laser Weapons?
In 2021, the service’s USS Portland test-fired the 150-kilowatt Solid State Laser Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) in the Gulf of Aden.
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Lockheed, Israel's Rafael team up to build laser air defense weapon
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