The Debrief

The Laser That Shut Down El Paso’s Skies: What We Know About the Army’s ‘LOCUST’ Counter-Drone Weapon

LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

It later turned out that the order, which would’ve closed the airport for ten days, was issued by Federal Aviation ...

Pentagon Pete’s Hi-Tech Laser Weapon Behind Airport Chaos

A high-tech laser loaned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security is reportedly responsible for the flight restriction chaos around El Paso, Texas, as more ...
New Atlas

Watch: Coyote interceptor downs drone swarms with electromagnetic weapon

With a single invisible shot, Raytheon's Coyote Block 3 UAV zapped swarms of drones out of the sky in a US Army demonstration ...
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Lockheed's lamprey drone latches onto ships like a parasite – here's how it works

Lockheed's Lamprey drone latches onto ship hulls to recharge while delivering autonomous underwater warfare capabilities in a ...
Defense One

The D Brief: Second carrier to Mideast; Hormuz closure; AI fallout at DOD; El Paso drone weapon; And a bit more.

As a second American aircraft carrier races to the Middle East, Iran says it has briefly closed portions of the Strait of Hormuz for live-fire military exercises as it continues negotiations over its ...

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...

Exclusive-AeroVironment's LOCUST counter-drone laser used by US Army near El Paso airport, sources say

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, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

US Navy’s powerful new laser weapon vaporizes drone threats at sea

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn ...

Ukraine's drone makers are turning up production for a weapon they once thought would never work

Both Ukraine and Russia are operating fiber-optic drones, which can't be jammed with traditional electronic warfare tactics.
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Ukraine develops low-cost laser-based weapon to counter Russian drone swarms

Ukraine has developed a prototype laser-based weapon to bring down Russian drone swarms. Dubbed ...