Pentagon task force to conduct laser test against drones
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is set to test a high-energy laser system against drones at White Sands Missile Range over the weekend.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East
At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others.
Virginia woman convicted of shining strobe light at Navy jets
Lou Ella Moore attached multiple lights to a garden rake and pointed it at planes overhead, according to NCIS.
Lasers could replace sailors in peeling old paint off ships
Sailors could soon be replaced by lasers in removing old paint from Navy ships.
By Sarah Sicard
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