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A US aircraft carrier ran its first shipboard laser-weapon test, burning drones out of the sky

AeroVironment’s LOCUST Laser Weapon System tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones during a demonstration aboard USS George H.W. Bush, marking the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier ...

First-of-a-kind laser spring opens up new avenues for plasma control

When a high-intensity laser interacts with plasma, the charged particles typically oscillate back and forth like waves on the ...
Hackaday

First Light: The Story Of The Laser

Lasers are such a fundamental piece of technology today that we hardly notice them. So cheap that they can be given away as toys and so versatile that they make everything from DVD players to corneal ...
Phys.org

NASA's space station laser comm terminal achieves first link

A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA's first two-way, end-to ...
Yahoo

High-energy laser weapons: A defense expert explains how they work and what they are used for

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald ...