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☆ Air defense for $13 a shot? How lasers could revolutionize the way militaries counter enemy missiles and drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And it is claimed it also take out its targets for a tiny fraction of what current air defense missiles cost. In contrast, the Standard Missile-2 used by the United States Navy for air defense costs more than $2 million per shot. The DragonFire laser weapon is tested in January on a British firing range. UK Defense Ministry“It has the potential to be a long-term low-cost alternative to certain tasks missiles currently carry out,” a January statement from the UK Defense Ministry said. Meanwhile expensive air defense systems from Western allies have been crucial to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself from attacks by Russian missiles and drones.

Persons: “, ”, Houthi, Leon Neal, ” James Black, DragonFire, Black, Grant Shapp, Iain Boyd, Boyd, Fred Pyle, ” Shimon Fhima Organizations: CNN, United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry, Defense Ministry, UK Defense Ministry, The Defense Ministry, United States Navy, ExCel, Getty, RAND, ”, Center for National Security, University of Colorado, Navy, Warfare, Breaking Defense, US Navy, Office, DOD Locations: Britain, Scotland, Ukraine, Gulf of Aden, Russian, London, England, RAND Europe, Ponce, Persian, USS Portland

☆ The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Laser weapons avoid these problems, or at least in theory. The Navy is aiming for a magazine that can power a small weapon of 20 kilowatts and operate on a 1-micron wavelength. However, it would be perfect for the real prize that the Navy seeks: a laser weapon compact enough to disable small drones. US NavyRechargeable magazines could enable laser weapons to fire more shots before needing to cool down. “Sometimes we have a tendency to over promise and under deliver,” the Navy admiral who oversees laser weapons research admitted at a recent conference.

Persons: —, ” Iain Boyd, Boyd, “ Organizations: Service, Business, Navy Small Business Innovation Research, Navy, Stryker, Amphibious, US, Center for National Security, University of Colorado Locations: HEL, Portland, Persian Gulf

☆ China's military claims to have found a way to build a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Armies around the world are testing high-energy laser weapons to intercept targets. If their claims are true, it would mean that China has leapfrogged ahead of the US in developing high-energy laser weapons that could be used on the battlefield. The capability China's military scientists claim to have developed, however, has not yet been seen in action. Laser beams can heat up gas in the air, which can reduce the quality of the beam and cause damage inside the laser chamber, according to the report. The Marines have tested a Compact Laser Weapons System in the range of 2 to 10 kilowatts, and the Air Force has received high-energy laser pods for its fighter jets.

Persons: Steve Weaver, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, China Morning, National University of Defence Technology, Optica Sinica, British, Energy, Lockheed, US Department of Defense's, US Army, Marines, Air Force, Defense Department, Office Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Hunan, Optica, United States, Portland

☆ NASA's Artemis moon mission ends with splashdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions — came to a momentous end as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a successful ocean splashdown Sunday. That process, much like the rest of the mission, aims to ensure the Orion spacecraft is ready to fly astronauts. Lockheed is NASA’s primary contractor for the Orion spacecraft. The space agency’s plans are to parlay the Artemis moon missions into a program that will send astronauts to Mars, a journey that will have a much faster and more daring reentry process. Artemis II will aim to send astronauts on a similar trajectory as Artemis I, flying around the moon but not landing on its surface.

☆ Sfârşitul Erei Nucleare: Rusia iese din paritatea strategică cu SUA
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-25 | by ( Iulian Chifu | ) adevarul.ro time to read: +14 min

Punctul cel mai fierbinte a fost în 1962, criza rachetelor din Cuba, apoi Războiul Rece a fost dominat de echilibrul terorii, de distrugerea reciproc asigurată între marile puteri, iar din 1985, de cursa înarmărilor. Mai mult, ambiţiile nemăsurate comparative cu postura strategică reală a Rusiei lui Putin au început să se vadă iar aspiraţiile Rusiei să prezinte sincope majore. Rusia a căzut economic la nivelul PIB-ului Olandei, ulterior la nivelul celui al Spaniei, iar astăzi schimbarea previzibilă a epocii petrolului periclitează şi mai mult poziţiile sale. De această dată, la 16 mai ţinta a fost un avion în zbor, un avion fără pilot, desigur. Şi paritatea Rusiei cu SUA dispare, atât de pe hârtie, din tratate, cât şi cea din realitate, de pe teren, dispare cu aceeaşi ocazie.

Persons: Donald Trump, preşedintelui Putin, Churchill, Fulton, George Kennan, Francis Fukuyama, Statele Unite . Putin îşi, Putin, Ronald Reagan, George Lucas, evoluţia, Putin ., Vladislav, furnituri Organizations: Securitate, ONU, Navy, USS, Semnificaţia Locations: SUA, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Europei, URSS, Cuba, Rece, Uniunea Sovietică, Rusă, Statele Unite, Rusia, Rusiei, Olandei, Spaniei, Arabia Saudită, Europa, Abhazia, Osetia de Sud, Georgia, Crimeii, China, Persic, USS, Golful Persic, Portland, Pacific, sovietic, Kremlin, Chinei, UE, Japonia, India, timonă

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