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China’s truck-mounted microwave weapon can neutralize drone swarms from 2 miles

China has unveiled new details about a high-power microwave weapon designed to counter drones and can be used as part of a ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Rise of military lasers in 2025: How directed weapons reshaped defense plans

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...
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Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight

Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.
ZME Science on MSN

Japan Just Installed a Massive Laser Weapon on Its Naval Test Ship

In parallel, Japan has built a heavy-truck demonstrator with a 10-kilowatt-class laser for stopping small drones. Mitsubishi ...
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Cyberpunk 2077’s Smart Weapons Have Barely Scratched the Surface

In Cyberpunk 2077, few offensive options are more effective than Smart Weapons. Developed with in-universe gyrojet technology, these firearms track the position of their targets, rounding corners and ...
War on the Rocks

Autonomous Weapon Systems: No Human-in-the-Loop Required, and Other Myths Dispelled

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...
The Aviationist

A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons, we explore the service’s history using nukes, explaining why they were originally abandoned in 1998. For 43 years, the ...