One of the recent Aegis enhancements is the ability to direct the use of laser weapons against aircraft, missiles, drones or small boats. American naval weapons development officials are considering ...

It looks like a sci-fi prop — but it’s one of the most vital systems on a modern warship. The Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon ...

How lethal autonomous weapon systems are defined could determine whether existing weapons will be regulated or prohibited, ...

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...

An image of an Allen Control Systems' Bullfrog M240 automated remote weapon station undergoing trials at an undisclosed location. (Allen Control Systems) US-based Allen Control Systems announced on 5 ...

The Pentagon envisions its cadre of portfolio acquisition executives having more authority to shift budgets or change requirements for programs to get a weapon system in the hands of warfighters ...

Air defense has been around since people began going up in the air in balloons. That's not something many think of today, but during the American Civil War, the Union Army Balloon Corps pushed the ...

Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones, following a spate of incursions into NATO airspace in recent months that exposed the alliance’s vulnerabilities ...

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A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...