The laser-guided rockets have been in use for years, Hambling said, but against ground targets, and have been recently adapted for use as anti-aircraft weapons. Where a more expensive Patriot ...

Ukraine is testing laser weapons for use against Russian targets, a Ukrainian commander said. Vadym Sukharevskyi told RFE/RL that laser weapons are now hitting targets at "certain altitude." ...

High-tech guidance systems are fitting into increasingly smaller weapons as engineers work ... the company’s laser-guided Pike™ munition is nearly as narrow as some large-caliber ammunition ...

The laser weapons that Ukraine has are an absolutely promising project, said the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, in a commentary to ...

While this is a significant achievement for Ukraine, it is not the first instance of laser weapon usage. The Soviet Union ...

Laser weapons work by converting electrical power ... or EAGLS, armed with laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets -- $25,000 each -- to combat "emerging and persistent ...

The Paveway IV—the latest in the Paveway series of bombs—converts unguided munitions, also known as "dumb bombs," into precision-guided weapons. They can use laser guidance or satellites to ...

The US Department of Defense has announced that Boeing has won a contract worth approximately $7.5 billion to build kits for turning bombs into guided weapons – commonly known as Joint Direct ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...

#Bitcoin has hit $100K, but the journey isn’t over. From laser eyes to upside-down pics, it’s time to turn the financial world on its head—literally. Social media campaigns like this aren ...

Among the showcased weapons there is also the rarely ... couples the GPS/INS precision of the JDAM and laser-designated accuracy of a laser-guided bomb into a single weapon. The LJDAM also ...

CU Boulder provides funding as a member of The Conversation U.S. Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the growing threat from ...