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National Defense
March 2009
Grace V. Jean
Military May Be Souring On Laser Weapons The Pentagon's enthusiasm for laser weapons is not what it used to be. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Grace V. Jean
Laser Weapons: Laboratory Toys or Imminent Battlefield Systems? Clearing the hurdles will be a challenge, given the tough economic climate and the uncertainty of future warfare needs in the Defense Department. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2012
Stew Magnuson
Weight, Size Issues Stymie Fielding of Directed Energy Weapons Currently, if soldiers or Marines want to bring these directed energy, non-lethal weapons into a battle zone, they will need an entire truck to haul one system there. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Stew Magnuson
Directed Energy Weapons Face Hurdles Directed energy weapons used by Stryker crews are on the verge of being deployed, but there are several hurdles program directors and policymakers must overcome if these new systems are to make an impact in urban battlefields. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2005
Ben Ames
Air Force tunes nonlethal directed-energy weapons The U.S. Air Force wants the Active Denial System, which fires painful but nonlethal, energy, to be more portable. And U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels may get a smaller version of the Long Range Acoustic Device, which generates a focused beam of sound to dissuade attackers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2006
Stew Magnuson
Lasers Seen as Solution to Checkpoint Safety When it comes to stopping people and vehicles at checkpoints and during convoys, the Pentagon wants something more effective than "shouting, waving hands and shooting." A "laser dazzle" may be the solution, at least for the short term. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2005
Laser weapons slowly shifting from science fiction to reality During the exercise, called Advanced Concepts Event or ACE, pilots used the newly developed laser-armed F-16 simulator to prepare for aerial combat once laser weapons become available. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009
C-130-Based High-Energy Laser Weapon Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test Laser weapons experts from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2007
John McHale
Laser Weapons: Moving From Promise to Performance The military's laser weapons programs are making steady progress in their transition from the laboratory to the battlefield, with deployment of initial systems expected within the next three to five years. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
John McHale
Laser Weapons Are Getting Closer to Reality U.S. Department of Defense experts are close to fielding the Airborne Laser (ABL) for missile defense and several other high-energy laser weapons programs received new funding this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2015
Ariel Robinson
Directed Energy Weapons: Will They Ever Be Ready? Despite promising test results and decades of research and development, it could be many more years before the military is ready to bring directed energy weapons into the mainstream. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
John McHale
Future weapons: Solid-state lasers Industry and military scientists are moving forward in the quest to develop solid-state lasers for use as weapons by warfighters of the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Nonlethal Weapons: Help or Hinder? A series of successful tests have boosted chances that a new nonlethal crowd-control weapon will be deployed to Iraq next year. But it appears doubtful that nonlethal weapons will become pervasive in combat zones in the foreseeable future. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Dan Parsons
Lasers Could Become Cost Effective Missile Defense Weapons The U.S. military invests more money than any other country, but its expensive high-tech defenses are increasingly countered by the proliferation of relatively cheap but effective weapons. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2013
Dan Parsons
Energy Weapons: The Next Gunpowder? The U.S. military has been investigating and investing in solid-state lasers and other directed energy weapons for half a century. All that work has finally paid off, as the Navy is set to deploy the first laser small enough to fit on a ship. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2004
Geoff S. Fein
Non-Lethal Weapons Find Their Niche in Urban Combat Weapons that once were meant only for police use increasingly are finding their way into military units in Iraq and elsewhere. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Stew Magnuson
Non-lethal Weapon Readied for Battlefield A directed energy weapon that causes a sensation tantamount to a "bee sting all over the body" to those unlucky enough to be on the receiving end could be deployed by the Air Force before the end of this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2005
Non Lethal Directed Energy Weapons Anti-personnel nonlethal directed energy weapons include lasers, high power electro-magnetic pulse and directional acoustic weapons. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2005
John McHale
Chasing the goal of an efficient battlefield laser U.S. DoD researchers aim to develop small lasers for use in tactical air missions. The engineering challenge has been taken up by contractors including Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2009
J.R. Wilson
Directed-Energy Weapons Will be the Next Generation of Precision-Guided Munitions Directed-energy weapons are on the top of the wish list for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Joe Pappalardo
Researchers Fill Data Gaps for Less-Than-Lethal Weapons Understanding the effects of non-lethal weapons is critical both to their development and the doctrine that will govern their use. Gaining that knowledge, however, is no easy chore, according to military and law enforcement experts. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010
John Keller
High-power laser on Avenger combat vehicle destroys IEDs in tests A laser weapon mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle destroyed 50 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) like those that kill U.S. service members in Iraq and Afghanistan during September testing, say officials of the Boeing Co., designer of the Avenger high-power laser. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2008
John McHale
Laser Weapons, on Target The U.S. military and its partners from industry are meeting major milestones in various programs as they move closer to making laser weaponry a standard part of the U.S. arsenal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006
John Keller
Northrop Grumman shoots 27-kw beam of light for 350 seconds from solid-state laser Potential uses include protective and strike capabilities for ships, manned and unmanned aircraft, and ground vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007
John McHale
Raytheon Delivers Active Denial System 2 to U.S. Air Force Raytheon's Active Denial System is designed to use millimeter wave technology to repel individuals without causing injury. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 8, 2009
Erik Sofge
Experts See Divergent Futures for Boeing's Two Flying Lasers Although rumors of its death have been greatly exaggerated, the embattled, multibillion-dollar Airborne Laser is fighting for its life. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2010
Grace V. Jean
Navy Aiming for Laser Weapons at Sea The Navy expects to incorporate lasers onto most ship classes in its surface fleet, including amphibious ships, cruisers and destroyers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
Courtney E. Howard
Weapons at the Speed of Light Laser weaponry will be a tool in the U.S. military's arsenal much sooner than many think, with the first applications for missile defense from the ground and the air. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Army to Curtail Procurement of Precision-Guided Weapons The Army needs to reevaluate its precision-guided munitions programs, and identify which of its current weapons should continue to receive funding. Contractors worried about declining sales should try to find ways to consolidate production lines across all military services. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman
Top 10: Future Weapons In the wrong hands, these weapons could pick entire civilizations clean, but thankfully when used with striking precision and tactical strategy these weapons mean more of the good guys survive, while all that evil never stands a chance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Roxana Tiron
Unconventional Weapons Can Help U.S. Troops Fight Insurgents in Iraq While researchers in the U.S. ponder how to advance from rubber bullets and tear gas to such cutting-edge technologies as directed energy, troops on the ground are demanding quick non-lethal alternatives for peacekeeping and crowd-control operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 1, 2005
No Longer Science Fiction Military and security forces have been using less than lethal weapons for many years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Army Cutbacks Prompt Questions About Vulnerabilities to Air Threats A sizeable reduction planned for the Army's air-and-missile-defense force worries critics that the cutbacks will leave ground combat units more vulnerable to aerial attacks, and increasingly dependent on Air Force and Navy weapons to protect them from enemy missiles. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2009
David B. Law
Defense Dept. Pursuing Next-Generation Nonlethal Weapons U.S. troops currently operate an array of nonlethal weapons that are becoming essential tools in today's complex battlefield. But additional capabilities are needed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009
ABL High-Power Laser Weapon Moves Toward Missile Shoot-Down Demonstration Missile defense experts fired the high-power laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft in flight for the first time in August, to move the airborne military laser closer to an actual missile shoot-down demonstration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 22, 2008
Erik Sofge
Laser Truck Inches Closer to Iraq Battlefield: Exclusive First Look The Army is one step closer to getting what can only be described as a laser truck - one capable of disabling incoming rounds. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2010
John McHale
U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman 100-Kilowatt, Solid-State Laser for Field Tests A solid-state laser system from Northrop Grumman Corp. which produces a powerful beam from a continuous-wave, electric laser is joining other speed-of-light weapons for field tests at the Army's High Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF) mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2009
Northrop Grumman-built laser demonstrates long-duration, lethal lasing onboard Airborne Laser aircraft Test settings can be used for future testing, including the planned shootdown of a ballistic missile with laser weapons scheduled to occur later in the year, according to company officials. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2006
Stew Magnuson
Non-Lethal Weapon May Spark Controversy No speakers elicited more questions from the audience at a recent directed energy conference than Stephanie Miller, a researcher working on a non-lethal weapon that employs microwave millimeter technology to make human targets recoil from attack by causing debilitating pain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2006
Air Force seeks to improve battlefield logistics with recycled laser fuel This achievement removes the need to dispose of used fuel, and will substantially improve warfighting logistics, says the Air Force project officer on the program. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2014
Dan Parsons
Nonlethal Weapons Could Gain Ground in Future Missions Nonlethal weapons are tailor-made for many of the potential scenarios Marines will encounter in unsettled regions of the world where firing live rounds could spark major conflict. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2009
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Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004
John McHale
The Airborne Laser: It's Huge, it Flies, and it Blows up Missles The world's largest directed-energy weapon, the U.S. Defense Department's Airborne Laser, employs hundreds of complicated optics and several lasers to track down and destroy incoming missiles, and it is expected to be deployed by the end of the decade. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Breanne Wagner
Soldiers Need More Non-Lethal Weapons, Better Knock Down Power Non-lethal weapons are needed for crowd control and mob situations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
August 13, 2008
Erik Sofge
Hitting Mark, New Boeing Sniper Aims to Ease Violence From Air Boeing announced today that its Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) -- a C-130 cargo plane fitted with a chemical laser turret -- has successfully fired at a ground target. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2006
Northrop Grumman Solid-State Laser Intended for Several Kinds of Military Missions Scientists at the Northrop Grumman Space Technology segment are developing a high-energy, solid-state laser called Vesta that company officials claim is powerful enough to perform many basic military missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Stew Magnuson
High-Tech Weapons Mix Targets Urban Hazards As the Pentagon continues to invest in technologies to neutralize roadside bombs, rocket propelled grenades remain a potent threat. More than 100 soldiers have been killed since operations in South East Asia began. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Courtney E. Howard
Aided by Electronics It is a busy time for technology companies and defense organizations in the electronic warfare and signals intelligence industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
March 2005
DeBlois et al.
Star-Crossed Should the United States, or any nation for that matter, weaponize space? From orbiting lasers to metal rods that strike from the heavens, the potential to wage war from space raises startling possibilities---and serious problems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
David Hambling
Tech Watch: Forecasting Pain Forget lasers, phasers and other beam weapons; radiofrequency devices are here, and they're set to "sting." mark for My Articles similar articles