Tag: directed energy weapon
UK MoD to test laser weapons on frigates, armored vehicles
Teams led by Raytheon and Thales received contracts worth around £72.5M to demonstrate laser weapons on a Type 23 frigate and a Wolfhound armored vehicle.
US Air Force begins wind tunnel tests for laser weapon pods
The US Air Force is also working on a subscale model of an F-15 aircraft that would have the ability to support laser pod tests.
Here’s how US Air Force’s THOR destroys drone swarms, in theory
The US Air Force developed the THOR directed energy weapon system to counter the increasing threat posed by enemy drones and other airborne threats.
