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Winning 21st century wars requires directed-energy capabilities
Our military’s ability to defend the homeland by defeating aggression overseas require them to operate within range of overwhelming numbers of armed UAVs and precision-guided missiles. Are they ready for this? No, but they can be if the services integrate directed-energy systems throughout their forces.
By Col. Mark Gunzinger (ret.)
UK Navy chief pushes hypersonic tech in bid to hone the fleet’s combat edge
“We are setting ourselves a challenge to become a global leader in hypersonic weapons," Adm. Sir Ben Key told an audience of industry executives and Royal Navy officials.
Britain’s ‘Dragonfire’ ship laser gun to get accuracy boost
A ship-borne laser weapon being developed for the U.K. is edging closer to achieving pinpoint accuracy, and it is all being done with mirrors.
By Tom Kington
Airborne laser weapon on track for 2022 demonstration
Air Force Special Operations Command originally wanted a high energy laser mounted on an AC-130J Ghostrider by the end of 2019.
By Nathan Strout
Griffin ‘extremely skeptical’ of airborne lasers for missile defense
"I’m extremely skeptical that we can put a large laser on an aircraft and use it to shoot down an adversary missile, even from fairly close," says Mike Griffin.
By Aaron Mehta