Israel’s defense ministry announced Monday that it had acquired a new laser beam system for downing projectiles — one that will not replace the Iron Dome missiles, but will run alongside it, and that will be much cheaper to operate.
Ukraine is to become a giant testing ground for a laser weapon which, if successful, promises to radically alter the economics of warfare.
The United Kingdom has successfully used an “advanced future military laser” to shoot down an aerial target for the first time.
Law enforcement in Fairfax County, Virginia, recently encountered a laser pointer allegedly targeting a police helicopter from an apartment building.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday accused a Chinese ship of attacking a Philippine ship called BRP Malapascua with a powerful laser during a resupply mission, temporary blinding some of the crew.
Russian scientist Dmitry Kolker reportedly died on Saturday, two days after he was arrested in Novosibirsk, dragged from the ward where he was receiving treatment for Stage Four cancer, and whisked to the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow.
Three federal officers may have been permanently blinded by lasers protesters used Monday in Portland, according to Federal Protective Service (FPS) Deputy Director of Operations Richard Cline.
Australian navy helicopter pilots flying off the flagship HMAS Canberra were hit by lasers while transiting the South China Sea, forcing them to land as a precaution.
Following the blaze that devastated the 850-year-old Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, it has been revealed that the interior of the building was fully 3D-mapped by a researcher, which may help in the restoration of the building.
China’s police and military are eyeing a newly developed “laser gun” that burns protest banners and/or signs and set protesters on fire.
