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German firms plan warship-based laser weapon that can kill a coin miles away

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce naval laser weapon systems, aiming to provide the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ...
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Ukraine’s trident laser weapon

Born out of battlefield necessity and sharpened by constant pressure, Ukraine’s Trident laser system shows how a nation at ...
EDN

U.S. Navy laser weapon scheduled to deploy this summer

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...
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US Navy’s Tomahawk Missiles Hit 1,000 Mile Targets Powering Dozens of Combat Roles Since 1991

The US Navy has some of the most advanced ships anywhere in the world. Among the essential weapons systems are the Tomahawk and CIWS, critical components for both offense and defense. The US Navy is ...
StrategyPage

Electronic Weapons: Red Sea Combat Lessons Learned

July 27, 2025: Red Sea combat lessons learning occurred during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. Israel used an experimental laser defense system called Iron Beam against the terrorists' drones.
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MBDA Germany and Rheinmetall set up naval laser weapon joint venture

The German division of missile firm MBDA Systems and arms maker Rheinmetall have agreed to establish a new joint-venture ...
New York Post

Lasers, including under Israel’s Iron Beam, are innovating modern warfare — for better or worse

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...