Research Advanced Materials Sensors And Weapons From Laser

Electro-optical experts based in Dayton, Ohio, are conducting material experiments to help protect US and Allied sensors and military systems from lasers and laser pointer weapons. Officials at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, announced on Friday that UES was awarded a research and development contract involving laser materials for the blue…

China-U.S. Laser Weapon Comparison 60 kW Laser Pointer

The US Defense News weekly website reported that Lockheed Martin has officially started delivering a 60-kilowatt laser to the US Army. In a test conducted earlier this month, this laser produced a single beam of 58 kilowatts, setting a world record for this laser pointer. At the previous Abu Dhabi International Defense Exhibition, China exhibited a…

Air Gunboat Aircraft Installed Laser Pointer Weapons And Tested

The US military plans to install and test laser weapons on the AC-130 aerial gunboat aircraft this year. At the beginning of the test, a lower-power laser pointer will be used. If the strike accuracy and effect of the test are satisfactory to the military, the laser power will also be increased. Although the plan has no…