Drones have played an increasing role in combat, with Iran deploying inexpensive drones to strike U.S. targets.
The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...
Lasers remain very limited in their range and how fast they can down targets, but they still can be an important layer in a ...
AeroVironment on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapons system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush ...
The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.
The new laser weapon successfully took down drones during a live-fire demonstration. 惻The demonstration was conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and ...
AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST® Laser Weapon ...
The US Navy borrowed a US Army Palletized-High Energy Laser (P-HEL) to test shooting down unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at ...
The U.S. Navy has tested its new LOCUST laser defense system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, designed to counter the growing ...
AeroVironment, Inc. announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025 ...