Vice Adm. James Syring, Missile Defense Agency director, told the Space and Missile Defense Symposium that he believes laser technology will play a role in future military operations, Defense News reported Aug. 24.
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Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov, deputy director of the Missile Defense Agency, has disclosed the agency’s plan to shift its focus to other weapon systems such as lasers and electronic warfare, Breaking Defense
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory intends to transition to industry a special ceramic material called spinel which research lead Jas Sanghera says can withstand tough environments. NRL said April 23 that the
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A U.S. Navy amphibious transport ship that patrols the Persian Gulf has been carrying a prototype laser weapon that works to counter drones, small vessels and other enemy targets since its August deployment to the region, Bloomberg
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and its partners at the University of California in Santa Barbara have developed a silicon-based laser as part of the Electronic-Photonic Heterogeneous Integration program. DARPA said Wednesday
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The U.S. Army is interested in acquiring a laser weapon with an output power of between 500 watts and 50 kilowatts, as well as the ability to maintain the maximum output power
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The U.S. Marine Corps has started to examine the potential uses of an unmanned security system for protecting crews. Combat Center Marines tested the Mobile Detection Assessment Response System at Camp Wilson’s
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