Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
3 years, 9 months ago

Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to deploy on a larger scale in the coming years. Israel already boasts a large and sophisticated air defense system, which the military says had a 90% interception rate against thousands of rockets fired from Gaza during last month's 11-day war. In the coming years, Israel hopes to deploy a ground-based system with a range of 8-10 kilometers that can intercept rockets, mortar rounds and drones.

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Eyewitnesses in Gaza say Israel is using sniper drones to shoot Palestinians
4 months ago

Eyewitnesses in Gaza say Israel is using sniper drones to shoot Palestinians

NPR  

Eyewitnesses in Gaza say Israel is using sniper drones to shoot Palestinians toggle caption Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — "The shelling isn't far from us at all," says Fatma Daama. Eyewitness accounts point to use of sniper drones in different parts of Gaza The Israeli military tells NPR it is unaware of this incident, which …

Israel's Iron Beam Laser: A Game-Changer in Warfare
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel's Iron Beam Laser: A Game-Changer in Warfare

Live Mint  

Israel has signed a multi-billion shekel deal for a high-power missile defense laser called Iron Beam. The system will be operational within the next year and is expected to be a significantly cheaper alternative to the interceptor missiles Israel currently uses to neutralize enemy rockets and drones. Iron Beam will be used to supplement other existing aerial defense capacities and …

Israel's Iron Beam Laser Defense System: A Cutting-Edge Weapon for Smaller Threats
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel's Iron Beam Laser Defense System: A Cutting-Edge Weapon for Smaller Threats

Firstpost  

Israel is set to introduce its Iron Beam laser-based defence system into active service from 2025. The Iron Beam is designed to intercept smaller threats like mortars, rockets, and drones with unprecedented precision. It complements the Iron Dome, providing comprehensive protection against various airborne threats.

Drone and missile warfare tests supply-strapped defense systems
11 months, 1 week ago

Drone and missile warfare tests supply-strapped defense systems

Live Mint  

The near-complete defeat of Iran’s drone-and-missile barrage against Israel on Saturday marked a success for air–defense systems, but was also a sobering reminder that weapons capable of intercepting these sorts of attacks are in short supply. The Israelis intercepted most of the ballistic missiles using Arrow air–defense systems, senior U.S. officials said. This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told PBS …

Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted
11 months, 1 week ago

Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted

Associated Press  

Follow AP’s live updates on Iran’s attack against Israel. Condemnation from the United Nations chief and others was swift, with France saying Iran “is risking a potential military escalation,” Britain calling the attack “reckless” and Germany saying Iran and its proxies “must stop it immediately.” Hagari said the vast majority of the intercepts came outside Israel’s borders, including 10 cruise …

UK military unveils ‘cutting edge’ laser weapon that can blast drones out of sky
1 year, 2 months ago

UK military unveils ‘cutting edge’ laser weapon that can blast drones out of sky

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK military demonstrated a “cutting-edge” new high-power laser weapon which it claims …

Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank
2 years, 4 months ago

Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank

India TV News  

In two volatile spots in the occupied West Bank, Israel has installed robotic weapons that can fire tear gas, stun grenades and sponge-tipped bullets at Palestinian protesters. The weapons, perched over a crowded Palestinian refugee camp and in a flashpoint West Bank city, use artificial intelligence to track targets. Twin turrets, each equipped with a watchful lens and a gun …

Israel to laser in on Iranian drone threat as Biden visits
2 years, 8 months ago

Israel to laser in on Iranian drone threat as Biden visits

Firstpost  

While Israel has long been known for its efforts to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Israeli officials have increasingly been sounding the alarm over Iran’s fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles Tel Aviv: Moments after US President Joe Biden touches down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military will show him new hardware it says is essential to confronting Iran: anti-drone …

Israel Successfully Tests New 'Iron Beam' Laser Missile Defense System
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel Successfully Tests New 'Iron Beam' Laser Missile Defense System

News 18  

Israel's new laser missile defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets, and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems such as the costly Iron Dome deployed by Israel, will be operational as soon as possible, Gantz said. Israel has successfully tested the new …

Israel successfully tests laser-based 'Iron Beam' air defence system
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel successfully tests laser-based 'Iron Beam' air defence system

Op India  

Israel has successfully tested its new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam’, the world’s first energy-based weapons system that can intercept an unlimited number of mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles. According to the reports, Iron Beam, developed by Israeli defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, is a directed-energy weapon air defence system designed to complement a series of aerial defence systems. …

Iron Beam: Israel creates World’s first energy-based laser weapons system that downs flying objects at $3.5 per shot, WATCH
2 years, 11 months ago

Iron Beam: Israel creates World’s first energy-based laser weapons system that downs flying objects at $3.5 per shot, WATCH

Firstpost  

The Israeli-made laser system, known as the “Iron Beam”, is designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems, including the costliest rocket-intercepting Iron Dome Tel Aviv: Israel’s new laser missile-defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Israeli leaders said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, known as the “Iron Beam,” is designed to complement …

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s new laser missile-defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests, Israeli leaders said Thursday. The Israeli-made laser system, known as the “Iron Beam,” is designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems, including the more costly rocket-intercepting Iron Dome. Israel said its Iron Dome defense system has been a …

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system
2 years, 11 months ago

Israel successfully tests new laser missile defense system

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel's new laser missile defense …

Israel shoots down alleged drone launched by Hezbollah
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel shoots down alleged drone launched by Hezbollah

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday said it shot down an unmanned aircraft launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group into Israeli airspace. The incident occurred just a day after Hezbollah’s chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said his group has been manufacturing military drones in Lebanon and has the technology to turn thousands of missiles in its possession into precision-guided munitions. …

Israel to unveil 'laser wall' for missile defence within a year, PM Bennett says Iron Dome too expensive
3 years, 1 month ago

Israel to unveil 'laser wall' for missile defence within a year, PM Bennett says Iron Dome too expensive

Firstpost  

The Israeli military says that the Iron Dome air defence system has a 90 per cent interception rate against incoming rockets fired from the Gaza Strip Tel Aviv: Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday acknowledged that its Iron Dome defense system is too expensive and the country is speeding the rollout of laser technology to help protect it from rocket attacks. …

Israeli PM to speed up rollout of lasers for missile defense
3 years, 1 month ago

Israeli PM to speed up rollout of lasers for missile defense

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday acknowledged that its Iron Dome defense system is too expensive and the country is speeding the rollout of laser technology to help protect it from rocket attacks. Naftali Bennett told a security conference that the new generation of technology -- a “laser wall” -- will be unveiled within a year in …

Israel is step closer to commercial drones with latest tests
3 years, 5 months ago

Israel is step closer to commercial drones with latest tests

LA Times  

A woman watches drones carrying goods as part of the National Drone Initiative test operation over Tel Aviv on Oct. 11, 2021. Israel’s National Drone Initiative, a government program, carried out the drill to prepare for a world in which large quantities of commercial deliveries will be made by drones to take pressure off highly congested urban roads. “We had …

Israeli firm introduces armed combat drone to patrol borders
3 years, 6 months ago

Israeli firm introduces armed combat drone to patrol borders

Al Jazeera  

State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries on Monday unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot drone it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. Israeli state-owned defence contractor Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire. The four-wheel-drive robot presented Monday was developed by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries’ …

IAF wants anti-drone systems with laser weapons to destroy UAVs
3 years, 8 months ago

IAF wants anti-drone systems with laser weapons to destroy UAVs

India Today  

The Indian Air Force wants 10 anti- drone systems that can be armed with laser directed energy weapon to bring down rogue drones in wake of the attack on the Jammu Air Force station where unmanned aerial vehicles were used to drop bombs. Laser Directed Energy Weapon is essentially required as a kill option,” the RFI says. The RFI mentions …

US Army tests a high-energy LASER to take down drones
7 years, 11 months ago

US Army tests a high-energy LASER to take down drones

Daily Mail  

A silent killer that could spell the end for enemy drones has been tested by US Army infantry troops for the first time. The Mobile High Energy Laser is mounted on Stryker infantry-transport vehicles DRONE KILLERS Researchers are engineering and testing lasers that can destroy and melt components of incoming threats, including enemy drones, missiles, mortars, and artillery. Also tested …

The 'death ray' that can knock out drones from up to a mile away
9 years, 5 months ago

The 'death ray' that can knock out drones from up to a mile away

Daily Mail  

It could be the answer to the rising threat of drones - a 'death ray' that uses radio waves to disable them from up to a mile away. Scroll down for video The AUDS system uses high powered 'RF inhibitor' to create radio waves to disable drones, effectively blocking their communication and switching them off in midair. Defences sources confirmed …

Welcome to the World, Drone-Killing Laser Cannon
9 years, 6 months ago

Welcome to the World, Drone-Killing Laser Cannon

Wired  

Hang on to your drone. Boeing's developed a laser cannon specifically designed to turn unmanned aircraft into flaming wreckage. The aerospace company's new weapon system, which it publicly tested this week in a New Mexico industrial park, isn't quite as cool as what you see in Star Wars—there's no flying beams of light, no "pew! Wednesday morning, the company showed …

Facebook testing experimental laser drones in London skies
9 years, 11 months ago

Facebook testing experimental laser drones in London skies

India TV News  

London: If Facebook has its way, there would soon be huge solar-powered drones -- with the wingspan of a commercial airliner -- beaming down internet in the remotest of areas. "As part of our Internet.org effort to connect the world, we've designed unmanned aircraft that can beam internet access down to people from the sky," Zuckerberg said in a blog …

US Navy deploys first ever laser gun designed to take down 'drones and other small craft'
10 years, 4 months ago

US Navy deploys first ever laser gun designed to take down 'drones and other small craft'

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Navy has deployed its first ever laser weapon capable of taking …

Army's New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky, Even in Fog
10 years, 6 months ago

Army's New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky, Even in Fog

Wired  

Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea as on land. The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator —basically a high-energy laser mounted on top of a big truck—was successfully used to blast some UAV drones and 60mm mortars out of the Florida sky earlier …

Israel laser shield moves closer to deployment
11 years, 1 month ago

Israel laser shield moves closer to deployment

The Hindu  

An Israeli state-owned arms company developing a laser-based missile shield that evokes “Star Wars” style technology says its deployment over the country is closer to becoming a reality. “You see the lasers go up so quickly like a flash and the target is finished.” Iron Beam is designed to intercept close-range drones, rockets and mortars which might not remain in …

Army successfully tests futuristic new laser gun truck
11 years, 3 months ago

Army successfully tests futuristic new laser gun truck

Daily Mail  

Mission accomplished: Army successfully tests futuristic new laser gun truck that fires football-sized mortars and 'can take down anything' Land-based laser weapon was being trialled for missile defense Army spent sex weeks testing them in New Mexico using specially-created drones as the attackers Invisible laser exacts the target before mortars are projected out Trucks are still about a decade from …

Drones vs. Missiles
18 years ago

Drones vs. Missiles

Wired  

The always-excellent Defense Daily has the scoop on a new effort by the Department of Homeland Security to protect commercial airliners from the threat of man-portable air defense systems -- shoulder-fired missiles. Under one effort, BAE SYSTEMS and Northrop Grumman are both leading efforts to transition directed infrared countermeasures technology each developed for military applications for use on commercial jetliners …

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