According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided ...

Perhaps the most precise method of guiding munitions to a target is with a laser device, ‘painting’ the target so that munitions can lock on and follow the beam. However, in order to do this, military ...

Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German Navy to the Laser Competence Centre at the ...

The system demonstrated what Rheinmetall described as a first for Europe: successful target engagement “in front of blue sky.

Rheinmetall and MBDA have delivered a laser demonstrator to the Bundeswehr Technical Centre for Weapons and Ammunition ...

The 101st Airborne Division is the first to get its hands on the Sig Sauer M17 handgun. LAS VEGAS — As soon as April, soldiers could be getting a full sidearm kit complete with the Army’s newest M17 ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

Shvabe, part of Rostec, unveils a mobile laser system designed to target drones, but details remain unclear due to a lack of ...

Safran Defense and Space, a subsidiary of Safran Group, has booked a $275 million contract from the U.S. Army to supply Laser Target Locator Module II systems. The Department of Defense said Monday ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...