The Herald-Times2 天
Whistleblower: U.S. Navy in Indiana tried to test lasers on sailors without their knowledge
Glenanne Johnson, an engineer with weapons expertise who worked as a civilian at the southern Indiana base, said after she ...
来自MSN5 个月
U.S. Navy Freaked Out: Lasers are No Magic Weapon To Take Down Missiles
Simply put, most of the U.S. Navy's warships don't have the power output for a laser that could instantly destroy a missile. It will likely require nuclear reactors – like those on the Nimitz ...
BGR10 年
Video: The Navy has a beastly laser canon that can destroy drones in the blink of an eye
The U.S. Navy has a brand new futuristic weapon it can use to take out a variety of targets, including drones: A 30 kilowatt Laser Weapon System (LaWS) that’s already been designated as an ...
USNI23 天
Report to Congress on Navy Shipboard Lasers
Current Navy efforts to develop SSLs include the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) effort; the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN); the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS ...
来自MSN6 个月
Navy, Marine Corps test new laser projection system to paint aircraft
The Navy's Fleet Readiness Center East is testing how a laser projection system can help the Marine Corps with painting their aircraft, part of an attempt to cut the time an aircraft spends in ...
THE WEEK11 年
WATCH: The U.S. Navy shoots down a drone with a laser cannon
"The future is here," the U.S. Office of Naval Research's Peter Morrison said Monday, as the Navy unveiled a solid-state laser cannon that can disable or destroy surveillance drones and small ...
Task & Purpose4 年
USS Portland Laser Weapon System Demonstrator
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 test. LWSD is a high-energy laser ...
Business Insider10 年
US Naval Vessel Laser Weapon Test Video
For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship. A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the ...
BBC12 个月
DragonFire laser: MoD tests weapon as low-cost alternative to missiles
The Army and Royal Navy are considering using the laser technology The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial. It is hoped that ...
Greatland Laser Secures Major Sale To U.S. Navy For Rescue Laser Light Emergency Signals
Greatland Laser has just fulfilled an order for US Naval Aviators Greatland Laser has partnered with Grainger to deliver Rescue Laser Li ...
Al-Monitor3 年
US Navy tests laser weapon in Gulf of Aden
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