The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...
LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...
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The US Army can’t build new weapons anymore

Summary and Key Points – The cancellation of the M10 Booker in mid-2025 has ignited a rapid shift in the U.S. Army land ...
By David Jeans and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, ...
Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC. U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service is available to both ...
Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a ...
The Army announced plans Monday to spend $750 million per year on a new initiative to bring Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurial speed to weapons development, particularly drone and anti-drone ...
The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain while allowing ...
U.S. defense startup Castelion announced on Friday it will integrate its affordable, long-range, hypersonic strike weapons with operational Army and Navy platforms. Under the recently signed contract ...
The Pentagon is racing to deploy artificial intelligence across military operations before adversaries gain an irreversible edge, driven by lessons from Ukraine, where cheap drones powered by AI are ...