Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury“They are weeks — a small number of weeks — away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium," Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate committee.By Tanya Noury4 months ago
What we know about the US military’s new joint laser weapon systemThe Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.By Jared Keller5 months ago
The Pentagon wants to field laser weapons at scale within 3 yearsAmid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the next 36 months.By Jared Keller6 months ago
Pentagon and FAA agree to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New MexicoThe agreement comes after the deployment of lasers led the FAA to suddenly close airspace in Texas twice in the last month.6 months ago
How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations. By Daniel Terrill7 months ago
Army’s big drone ambition runs into the hard part: scaling upThe Army's nationwide “Skyfoundry” effort is turning depots and arsenals that once built tank parts and artillery shells into a network of drone factories.By Jen Judson11 months ago
