The 10kW Lite Beam prototype system that was used is a less powerful version of the Iron Beam laser interceptor, which is set ...

Aim a handheld laser pointer at an aircraft in flight and you can blind or disorient its pilots and jeopardize the safety of the craft and everyone aboard. It’s a federal crime punishable by up ...

The system, featuring a podded 25kW-class laser, was displayed ... air-cooled via a prominent ram air intake and powered by an ultra-high power density battery module designed to operate in ...

A Jan. 10 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an airplane with a reflective device near the nose. “Here’s your forest fire starter,” reads the caption on the post. The post was ...

Reports of lasers illegally pointed at aircraft in flight rose to a new high in 2023, the latest spike in a series of steady increases during the past decade. Laser strikes reported to the Federal ...

THIS IS YOUR HORIZON. PILOTS HAVE A LONG LIST OF THINGS THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON IN THE AIR, THEIR AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE. VETERAN PILOT DAVID EMERSON SAYS LASER STRIKES CAN KNOCK OUT A PILOT ...

Ukraine military officials revealed the country’s new “Trident” laser air-defense weapon — which officials said can shoot down aircraft from more than a mile away and could be a game ...

Laser strikes on aircraft flying near the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and airports across the country have increased substantially in recent years. Laser pointers may seem like a ...

The first full-scale laser system module developed by Silex Systems Ltd for deployment in Global Laser Enrichment's commercial pilot demonstration facility has successfully completed eight months of ...