And, well, they were slow and easily shot down, by air or by ground forces.
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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 ...
Air defense power stems from a system's ability to find and take out a threat, putting mission effectiveness above ...
24/7 Wall St. on MSN
30 Military Weapons So Effective They Outlived Multiple Wars
Across decades of warfare, only a handful of weapons earned the kind of trust that keeps them in service long after their ...
December 15, 2025: In September the USAF successfully operated with Norwegian forces in the Norwegian Sea to test the Quicksink maritime weapon system in a realistic combat situation. The test ...
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Iconic Cold War Weapons the U.S. Military Still Relies On Today
The Cold War ended more than three decades ago, but many of the weapons built for it never left U.S. service. Designed for a ...
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US Air Force F-35 fleet gets a $240M firepower upgrade
The United States Air Force is quietly transforming its F-35A fleet from a stealthy scout into a far more lethal strike ...
Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...
To the surprise of many, the U.S. Army, long considered to be the most bureaucratically hidebound of the military services, appears to have successfully reoriented itself toward the demands of a ...
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