The U.S. Army’s latest laser weapon is no longer a bulky science project strapped to a shipping pallet. It has been squeezed onto small tactical trucks and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, turning the ...
Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...
The U.S. Army demonstrated a drone kill in 2025 using a laser weapon integrated into a Stryker vehicle at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Credit: Jim Kendall/ U.S. Army The time has come for high-energy lasers.
The U.S. Army positioned a laser-based counter-drone system made by AeroVironment ( AVAV) near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, a move that contributed to a roughly seven-hour suspension of ...