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By: Jared Keller
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The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are racing toward trucks that can power lasers, drones, and electronic warfare gear at the tactical edge.
The U.S. military is closing in on its high-energy laser weapon of choice for counter-drone missions. Now it needs the vehicles to support it.
New Coast Guard and nuclear-security efforts point to a widening federal embrace of directed-energy weapons.
Attalon’s new connector lets troops swap out damaged laser amplifiers in minutes, solving a mundane maintenance problem that has kept high-energy weapons from being deployed at scale.
A defense contractor sheds light on a previously unreported high-energy laser weapon exercise.
A laser alliance is taking shape in the Pacific.
The ‘Iron Man’ suit of military planners’ dreams is a distraction from what exoskeletons can reasonably achieve on the battlefield.
By: Jared Keller
After generations of failed attempts to build powered armor, militaries are embracing lightweight exosuits designed to save soldiers’ backs—not turn them into super soldiers.
A $465 million Army contract will put 26 anti-drone lasers into the field and could help directed-energy weapons escape decades of R&D limbo.
