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Japan mounts a massive laser weapon on a naval test ship

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy set to begin laser testing project after launch to International Space Station

WASHINGTON — An experimental military project that will test laser beaming technology has arrived at the International Space Station and will spend a year in orbit, Navy officials said. The Navy sent ...
Yahoo

AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future

Planned flight testing of a high-energy laser directed energy weapon on a U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship has been pushed back again to next year. This once looked set to be the service's ...
ZME Science on MSN

Japan just installed a massive laser weapon on its naval test ship

If you look closely at the rear deck of the JS Asuka, you’ll spot something new. That innocent-looking dome looks like a GPS ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Defense Ministry hands IDF first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system

High-power aerial defense system has successfully intercepted rockets, mortars and drones in testing, is set to be absorbed by the Israeli Air Force ...
SpaceNews

Space-Based Laser Team Advances Beam Director Design with Successful Integrated Laser Test

Data from a recent integrated ground test of the Alpha high-energy laser, its beam director telescope and the associated beam alignment and correction system have provided the team developing the ...