lasers Archive

The US Congress wants the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to rapidly develop and demonstrate a boost-phase ICBM (and hypersonic weapon) intercept capability as soon as practicable. Space-based laser weapons technology is one of the options. The DARPA High Energy Liquid …

Components arrived in early 2018 for the UK Dragonfire combat laser. QinetiQ will start building the weapon’s laser source in the purpose-built clean room. Over the following months, the laser source will undergo a process of evaluation and adjustment before …

DARPA will use the Silent Falcon UAS Technologies solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the Stand-off Ubiquitous Power/Energy Replenishment – Power Beaming Demo (SUPER PBD). DARPA will demonstrate the feasibility of recharging the …

Geoffrey Landis works at NASA and has made many contributions to advanced space concepts. In particular to laser pushed sails. The interstellar distance issue was summarized Moon 0.5 million kilometers Mars 50 million kilometers (100X Moon distance) Jupiter 600 million …

Pratt and Whitney is proposing improved power, electricity and efficiency for the F35 engine. Increased electrical power and better heat management would allow for combat laser pods to be added to the F35. Electrical and thermal upgrades would be available …

Raytheon Company is developing a 100 kW class laser weapon system preliminary design for integration onboard the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles. This is a $10 million U.S. Army’s High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program contract. It is expected …

China has created the ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle is classified as being “non-lethal” but produces an energy beam that cannot be seen by the naked eye but can pass through windows and cause the “instant carbonization” of human skin and …