A federal task force has announced five U.S. locations to test "directed energy" counter-drone systems, including high-energy lasers and microwaves, with operational deployment planned for this year.

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The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

The U.S. military is conducting tests with the ‌Federal Aviation Administration in New Mexico of a high-energy laser to deal with drone threats, Reuters reported. "This upcoming event will ...

A resupply drone takes off during a test flight at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 18, 2026. (Sgt. Glenn Brennan/U.S. Army National Guard) The Pentagon’s counter ...

After two high-profile incidents, the US Defense Department and Federal Aviation Administration are planning a joint test of a laser system this weekend designed to shoot down drones, according to a ...

A new possible explanation for the brief shutdown of the airspace in El Paso, Texas, surfaced late Wednesday—confusion over the testing of an anti-drone laser at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sources cited ...

During its upcoming Artemis II mission, NASA plans to test a new communication system to send messages back home, ABC reports. While in transit around the moon, astronauts will be able to use a ...

Looking ahead: The signal between Earth and the Moon travels at the speed of light, but that doesn't make communication instantaneous – or necessarily efficient. Even radio transmissions across the ...

For decades, American healthcare has moved like a machine built from mismatched parts: each sturdy on its own, each grinding against the others. Providers push against payers. Payers push against ...

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