Pointing systems, stabilization systems, power and cooling: all four of these are critical to making directed energy weapons viable in the battlefield. Tune into this podcast to hear Michael Young ...
Videos and images claiming that the wildfires were not a natural disaster - and were instead caused by a "directed energy weapon", a "laser beam" or explosion - have been viewed millions of times.
Directed energy weapons, such as those using lasers or microwaves, are not a new concept. Their strength lies in their ability to disrupt or destroy electronic systems without the need for ammunition.
Directed energy "plausibly explains" some of the cases of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" illness, a new US intelligence community report says. There has been a contentious debate over whether ...
Defence companies have been accelerating the roll out of directed energy weapon systems to counter the growing importance of drones in modern maritime warfare. As drones continue to emerge as a major ...
The U.S. Army has ordered a prototype of directed energy weapons from the defense company Raytheon, according to Defence News and the Raytheon press service. Raytheon will design, build ...
Chinese scientists claim to have developed an advanced directed-energy weapon similar to the Death Star in Star Wars, capable of focusing multiple microwave beams onto a single target. China has ...
When it comes to additive manufacturing, advanced simulation techniques have become essential, particularly for processes like laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and directed energy deposition (DED).