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AVAV stock rockets after successful laser weapon demonstration – investors cheer the new drone neutralizer

The new laser weapon successfully took down drones during a live-fire demonstration. ・The demonstration was conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and ...
Inside Unmanned Systems

AeroVironment Demonstrates LOCUST Laser Weapon System Aboard Aircraft Carrier

AeroVironment has announced that its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System successfully tracked, engaged, and neutralized ...
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US Navy tests plug-and-play laser system on USS Bush carrier, downs drones at sea

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...

AeroVironment Shares Rise After Successful Laser Weapon Demonstration

AeroVironment shares rose after the company disclosed that it had successfully completed a demonstration in October of its laser weapon system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier. Shares ...
Aviation Week Network

ESA Advances Laser Comms Demonstration With Kepler Contract

The European Space Agency (ESA) is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications. Under the €18.5 ...
Electronic Specifier

Vector Photonics achieves world-first PCSEL demo across the Clyde

Scottish deeptech company Vector Photonics has reached a milestone in laser communications, completing the world's first ...