General Atomics Develops Airborne Laser Weapon for MQ-9 Drone Systems
General Atomics has confirmed the development of a new airborne laser weapon designed to enhance the capabilities of the MQ-9 drone system. In collaboration...
Optical Amplifier Delivers 10x Data Transmission with Ultra-Wide Bandwidth
A new optical amplifier developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden might significantly boost the capabilities of fiber-optic communication and laser...
DragonFire Laser Weapon Development Accelerated
The United Kingdom is advancing its plans to deploy the DragonFire laser weapon system, with a goal to equip four Royal Navy destroyers by...
AI-Driven Laser Weapon Systems for Countering Drone Threats
The U.S. Navy is enhancing its defense capabilities by leveraging cutting-edge AI to bolster laser weapon systems (LWS) against the rising threat of uncrewed...
New Laser Drone Could Revolutionize Precision Strikes
A team of researchers from China's National University of Defence Technology of the PLA has achieved a breakthrough by equipping small drones with the...
High-Energy Laser Weapon Successfully Tested Against Drones
The British Army has successfully tested its high-energy laser weapon system, mounted on an armored vehicle, to target and destroy drones. This successful trial,...
Successful Laser Air Defense Trials Advance Military Capabilities
As modern warfare evolves, so do the technologies designed to protect military forces. In a significant development for air defense, UK Royal Army RAF...
Advanced Laser Drone Defense Demonstrated at Military Exercise
In a groundbreaking demonstration, Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) successfully engaged and defeated larger “Group 3” drones during the RED SANDS exercise held...
Call for Technologies: Defense Industry Seeks AI Solutions
iHLS, in collaboration with a large defense industry is looking for companies with proven capabilities in several areas to participate in a demonstration of...
Laser Defense System Installed on Chinese Vessel
Recent reports from a US defense news outlet reveal that the Chinese navy has fitted one of its Type 071 amphibious transport dock ships...
British Army Tests Wearable Drone-Controlling, Laser-Detecting Tech
The British Army is reportedly in the process of testing several new, wearable military technologies, some of which can detect lasers and even control...
Huge Space Laser Communications Breakthrough
The ‘TeraNet’ network for high-speed space communications, created by the University of Western Australia, received laser signals from laser communication payload OSIRISv1, which belongs...
Chinese Submarines with Lasers Could Take Down Starlink Satellites
China’s PLA released a study stating that Chinese submarines equipped with lasers could soon potentially disable Starlink satellites, which would significantly enhance China’s defense...
An Engine-Burning Laser Can Zap Drones Out of the Sky
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced its deployment of the world’s first anti-drone laser weapons – called the “StarWars” project, it is...
The World’s Most Powerful Mobile Laser
Australia’s first laser weapon can knock down drones with unprecedented accuracy and is hailed as the world’s most powerful portable, high-energy laser.
The “Fractl Portable...
These Wearable Fibers can Generate and Store Energy
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed new battery and solar fibers for wearable electronics with an ambition to develop...
Germany’s New Heron TP UAV Uses Many Israeli-Made Systems
Germany, who is reconsidering its defense needs seeing the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, has signed a “pivotal agreement” with Israel Aerospace Industries...
Specialist UK Warship Can Launch Drones and Fire Lasers
The UK is expecting to receive six specialist warships that can launch kamikaze drones and fire sophisticated laser weapons, as was revealed by Defense...
Can a Supersonic Submarine Be Powered by Lasers?
Researchers at China’s Harbin University recently claimed they managed to achieve silent propulsion using laser power, which would enable silent supersonic submarines in the...
The Flexible Revolution of Wearable Electronics
As people use more and more electronic wearables, the industry had to find better energy storage solutions that will be able to match the flexibility...
US Forces in The Middle East Get Laser Rocket Anti-Drone System...
The US armed forces are planning to get MSI’s Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System (EAGLS) to fight off drones in the Middle East, which...
High-Energy Lasers Used to Combat Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic weapons have a special coating layer that keeps them from overheating or destabilizing, and was believed to withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees...