Jared Keller is the Managing Editor at Task & Purpose. He specializes in aviation and aerospace, with a keen focus on drone technology, exploring the intersection of military and civilian applications. Jared's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as USA TODAY, WIRED, and Military Times.
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High-energy lasers are spreading around the world. A new field known as counter-directed energy weapons could determine whether U.S. drones can survive them.
The live firing highlighted the Defense Department’s growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of energy rather than bullets or missiles.
The live firing highlighted the Defense Department's growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of energy rather than bullets or missiles.
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By: Jared Keller
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By: Jared Keller
Two ground vehicles could define how the Pentagon fields high-energy laser weapons at scale.
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are racing toward trucks that can power lasers, drones, and electronic warfare gear at the tactical edge.
The U.S. military is closing in on its high-energy laser weapon of choice for counter-drone missions. Now it needs the vehicles to support it.
New Coast Guard and nuclear-security efforts point to a widening federal embrace of directed-energy weapons.
Attalon’s new connector lets troops swap out damaged laser amplifiers in minutes, solving a mundane maintenance problem that has kept high-energy weapons from being deployed at scale.
