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Powerful US military laser fires 800-watt beam over record breaking 5.3 miles
DARPA sets new records by wirelessly beaming 800W of power over 5.3 miles using advanced laser technology in the POWER ...
Israel confirms world-first combat use of laser-beam weapon, downs Hezbollah drones
The 10kW Lite Beam prototype system that was used is a less powerful version of the Iron Beam laser interceptor, which is set ...
University of Michigan Develops Most Powerful Laser in the U.S.
The ZEUS laser facility at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has roughly doubled the peak power of any other laser in ...
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Israel’s Iron Beam Laser Is Blasting Hezbollah Drones Out of the Sky
The Iron Beam, along with its related offshoots, represents the most advanced operational laser across the globe.
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Felon arrested after pointing laser attached to a gun at a Freeport home
FREEPORT, Ill. (WREX) — A Freeport man faces more felony charges after police say he was pointing a laser attached to a semi-automatic pistol at a home Saturday night. 25-year-old Jonah Durns ...
Israel’s billion-dollar laser weapon could dominate global defense – or be killed by politics
Israel’s laser weapons debut in combat as NATO eyes next-gen defenses. Low-cost, battlefield-proven tech—but geopolitics may ...
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DIY laser
While some decent lasers are out there for under $400 USD, they tend to be a little small. What if you wanted something a little nicer but didn’t want to jump to the $2,000 category? The answer ...
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French company CILAS presents prototype laser ‘rifle’
French defense firm CILAS has presented a prototype of a portable laser system in the form factor of an assault rifle. The European Defense Review reported this. The new system, named HELMA-LP, was ...