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MBDA secures £316 million contract to deliver DragonFire laser

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £316 million contract to MBDA UK to deliver DragonFire laser weapons to…

US Army advances plans for new laser weapon to counter small drones

The U.S. Army is moving forward with plans to field a new high-energy laser system designed to destroy small drones,…

Rheinmetall and MBDA advance German Navy laser weapon development

Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany have transferred their jointly developed naval laser weapon demonstrator to the Bundeswehr’s Laser Competence Centre at…

EOS debuts laser weapon capable of downing 50 drones per minute

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has debuted its new its new high-energy laser weapon dubbed “Apollo,” at the DSEI event in…

Epirus Leonidas system downs 49 drones in swarm test

Epirus’ high-power electromagnetic (HPeM) weapon, Leonidas, has destroyed 49 drones at once during a recent test, Axios has reported. The…

British troops defeat more than 100 drones in RF DEW demonstration

In a recent demonstration, British soldiers successfully brought down multiple drone swarms using a UK-developed radio wave weapon, marking the…

Epirus introduces new HPM weapon for unmanned maritime threats

Defense tech firm Epirus has unveiled a new maritime-focused high-power microwave (HPM) weapon, dubbed Leonidas H2O, which was tested in…

ASELSAN tests GÖKBERK laser weapon against FPV drones

ASELSAN has successfully conducted trials of its GÖKBERK Mobile Laser Weapon System, demonstrating its effectiveness against FPV drones. The system,…

9 ways the war in Ukraine has changed counter-UAS

The war in Ukraine has reshaped modern warfare in ways few could have predicted, and nowhere is this more apparent…

US Army Colonel pursues ‘holy grail’ of HEL Systems to counter Group 3 UAS

The US Army is pushing for a tactically relevant high-energy laser (HEL) technology to address the growing threat of Group…

Thales Australia and University of Adelaide partner to explore long-range laser C-UAS technology

Thales Australia and the University of Adelaide have this week announced a partnership to explore development of a unique Laser…

UK MOD to strengthen C-UAS and DEW capabilities

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced plans to continue strengthening national C-UAS capabilities and, more specifically, directed energy…

Chinese laser DEW reportedly spotted in Iran

Iran has reportedly deployed a Chinese laser system designed to counter UAS during a public sermon attended by Supreme Leader…

Laser DEWs come into focus at NATO’s TIE24 exercise

At the NATO Technical Interoperability 2024 (TIE24) C-UAS exercise, the topic of directed energy weapons (DEWs), particularly lasers, and their…

Epirus announces $5.5 million U.S. Navy contract for HPM system

Epirus has announced the development of Leonidas Expeditionary, a high-power microwave (HPM) system, as part of a $5.5 million contract…

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