FORT SILL, Okla. — In the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the future of air defense, and it’s powered by lasers. Recently at Fort Sill, Soldiers conducted a live-fire ...
The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...
Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...
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Laser-painting targets, is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States military. However, laser-equipped backpack ...
At Fort Sill, OK, soldiers conducted live-fire trials with directed energy weapons and kinetic systems. DE M-SHORAD laser weapon in action at Fort Sill. In Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the ...
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