US military’s urgent push for laser weapons behind El Paso airport shutdown

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
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 ...
Axios on MSN

Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system

The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt ...
Law

Martinez Benjamin v. Globe Die Cutting Pr Oducts

Globe Die Cutting Products was hit with an employment discrimination lawsuit on Jan. 29 in New Jersey Superior Court for Middlesex County. The action, brought by Cahn & Parra on behalf of a former ...
AOL

Typhoon jets to receive ‘cutting-edge’ radar upgrade amid Russian threat

Defence Secretary John Healey is set to announce a £453 million investment to equip the Royal Air Force's Typhoon fighter jets with advanced radar systems, safeguarding up to 1,300 jobs across the UK.
WUSA

Thieves targeting car radar systems in growing theft trend, experts warn

WASHINGTON — Local auto body experts are warning drivers about a growing theft trend targeting car radar systems — a critical safety component that can cost thousands of dollars to replace. The radar ...
Boston Herald

FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system ...
Washington Examiner

FAA picks two companies to replace outdated air traffic control radar systems

The Federal Aviation Administration has contracted with RTX and Indra to update the country’s antiquated air traffic control system. The two contractors will replace the national network of radar ...
NBC New York

FAA to replace outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on

The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system ...
FedScoop

FAA picks radar partners as part of air traffic overhaul

The Federal Aviation Administration is taking another step toward its goal of modernizing systems and processes by picking two partners to help replace more than 600 radars. The agency said ...
SUAS News

PowerLight Technologies unveils laser power beaming system to enable ‘infinite flight’ for DoD unmanned aerial systems

PowerLight Technologies, a leader in safe wireless power transfer, today announced the successful development and subsystem testing of its end-to-end laser power beaming system for Unmanned Aerial ...