The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

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The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

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The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

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(CNN) — The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to ...

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves, these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...