The emergence of plasma-based directed-energy weapon systems necessitates a reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Plasma ...

Patriot missile batteries have been the iconic air defense system in the United States’ arsenal for several decades, but ...

Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the ...

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 ...

In-demand lasers and microwave weapons kill drones by using either burning hot beams or electromagnetic force fields.