A single Stinger missile costs roughly $400,000. A Patriot interceptor runs closer to $4 million. The small drones they are ...

Lasers, microwaves and other directed-energy weapons systems will be deployed to defend against illegal drone flights around ...

If you are looking for concrete ways to identify invisible threats, this guide breaks down the exact scientific, environmental, and medical methods used to detect directed energy weapon (DEW) attacks.

Marked advances in development of high-powered microwave (HPM) technology in recent years could pave the way for near term breakthroughs in next-generation directed energy weapons and systems, as the ...

AV’s LOCUST® X3 high-energy laser system, shown mounted on a tactical vehicle, delivers mobile, scalable, and cost-effective counter-drone defense with precision speed-of-light engagement. (Photo ...

Since the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945, the global security architecture has been fundamentally shaped by the logic of nuclear deterrence (Knopf 2022). The unprecedented destructive ...

As the United States moves toward possible military conflict with Iran, the White House and the Pentagon have been boasting about an exotic arsenal of directed-energy weapons that could signal a new ...

In light of the successful US military raid on Caracas, Venezuela, that led to the successful capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, President Donald Trump claimed that some form of ...

Much remains unknown about the European laser defense system—including its effective range, its vulnerability to weather conditions, and its effectiveness at engaging multiple targets. Two European ...

AeroVironment (AV), a developer of defense technology, has launched LOCUST® X3 – the third generation of AV’s high-energy laser weapon system, specified to deliver precise engagement for the rapid ...