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Chinese defence supplier Harbin Xinguang Optic-Electronics Technology demo’d two man-portable anti-drone lasers at a Beijing arms expo last week, putting backpack-scale directed-energy hardware alongside the mounted platforms that have so far dominated the space. Continue reading
As the threat of hostile drones continues to grow on the modern battlefield, Esh-Tech has announced the launch of DroneLight, a game-changing pulsed-laser hard-kill system that provides ground forces with rapid, affordable, and mobile counter-drone protection. Continue reading
The U.S. Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), seven of which sit on Navy ships. The courses will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly, while also enabling sailors to earn a new Laser Weapon System Operator Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) that NSWC PHD spearheaded. Continue reading
On behalf of the War Department, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 selected five installations to participate in the directed-energy counter-unmanned aircraft systems pilot program included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. Continue reading
A California company better known for building antennas that connect aircraft to satellites has quietly entered one of the most competitive markets in defence – and at the U.S. Army’s recent Cross Domain Fires Concept Focused Warfighting Experiment, its mobile High Power Microwave system showed up mounted on a pickup truck, cued by Echodyne’s EchoShield radar, ready to fry drone electronics without firing a single round. Continue reading
NUBURU, Inc., a dual-use defence and security platform company specialising in directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and software-driven systems, has announced that its subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. has secured an initial deployment order for a portable laser dazzler designed for counter-drone operations. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the release of LOCUST X3, the third generation of its high-energy laser weapon system designed to deliver precise, speed-of-light engagement against unmanned aerial threats. Continue reading
Japan is moving forward with live trials of its new 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon system aboard a military test ship. The high-energy laser was recently installed on the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force’s (JMSDF) testbed vessel Asuka and is now being readied for sea-based testing at Japan Marine United’s shipyard. Continue reading