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Navy Ready To "Burn Boats" With New Laser Weapon

In 2021, for the first time, the U.S. is expected to integrate a directed energy weapon system into a guided missile destroyer, USNI News reported.  "We are going to burn the boats.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 25th, 2019

The hunt for Germany"s largest warship proved that U-boats were the Nazis" best weapon

The battleship Bismarck was the German navy's crown jewel, but its sinking in May 1941 convinced Hitler that the future of naval warfare was undersea. The German battleship Bismarck after its completion but before it received its camoufla.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 24th, 2021

China Develops Star Wars-style "Laser Ak-47" That Can Set Fire to Targets and Pass Through Windows

The weapon can burn "through clothes in a split second… If the fabric is flammable, the whole person will be set on fire.".....»»

Category: topSource: newsweekJul 2nd, 2018

Chinese Company Claims To Develop "Star Wars" Laser Gun That Can Burn Through Human Flesh

The weapon is reportedly powerful enough to burn through clothes and pass through windows......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekJul 6th, 2018

Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing

Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 25th, 2024

US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they"ve never used in combat before

US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they"ve never used in combat before.....»»

Category: topSource: yahooApr 16th, 2024

US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they"ve never used in combat before

The secretary of the Navy said American destroyers fired SM-3s to intercept Iranian ballistic m.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 16th, 2024

New UK laser weapon could be used against Russian drones in Ukraine, British defense secretary says

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 14th, 2024

US Navy Seizes Massive Weapon Shipment From Stateless Vessel In Arabian Sea

US Navy Seizes Massive Weapon Shipment From Stateless Vessel In Arabian Sea The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized a massive shipment of illicit weapons last week that was being transited through international waters o.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 10th, 2021

US Army Building World"s Most Powerful Laser To Vaporize Drones 

US Army Building World's Most Powerful Laser To Vaporize Drones  The US Army appears to be developing a laser weapon that is a "million times stronger" than anyt.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 25th, 2021

How the US Navy"s nuclear-powered submarines have quietly dominated the seas for 67 years

In the 67 years since the Navy launched the world's first nuclear-powered sub, USS Nautilus, its boats have only gotten more capable and more deadly. USS Nautilus on Aug.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 29th, 2021

Watch: 700 Iran Navy "Fast Boats" Swarm Persian Gulf As US Conducts Another B-52 Flyover

Watch: 700 Iran Navy 'Fast Boats' Swarm Persian Gulf As US Conducts Another B-52 Flyover On Thursday a Pentagon off.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 8th, 2021

The Navy"s newest carrier, once criticized as a "floating barge," may be ready for action sooner than expected

After years of delays, cost over.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytDec 22nd, 2020

Boeing wins $3.1B Navy deals, some for missiles it hasn"t made since 2008 recession

Boeing said late Wednesday it's been awarded $3.1 billion worth of defense contracts to produce two different missile weapon systems for foreign government buyers......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 14th, 2020

Photos show nearly a dozen Iranian attack boats harassing US Navy and Coast Guard ships in "dangerous" exchange

US Navy The US Navy said Wednesday that 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels harassed US ships in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian boats "conducted dangerous and .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2020

Video Shows Iranian "Fast Boats" Harrassing US Navy Warships In New Gulf Incident

Video Shows Iranian "Fast Boats" Harrassing US Navy Warships In New Gulf Incident.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 15th, 2020

Air Force Deploys First Laser Weapon System Overseas

Air Force Deploys First Laser Weapon System Overseas The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has deployed the first high-energy laser weapon system overseas to combat d.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeApr 14th, 2020

Inflatable boat maker lands multimillion-dollar U.S. Navy contract

A North Shore manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats has pulled in a five-year contract with the U.S. Navy worth up to $43 million. The contract calls for Marblehead-based Ribcraft USA LLC to build 48 expeditionary mine countermeasure boats, each span.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 10th, 2020

What we know about the laser a Chinese warship flashed at a US Navy patrol plane

AP Photo/Sang Tan A Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft was hit with a weapons-grade laser while it was flying over the P.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2020

A Chinese destroyer fired a weapons-grade laser at a US surveillance aircraft, US Navy says

Uncredited/AP A Chinese destroyer targeted a US Navy P-8A surveillance aircraft with a weapons-grade laser in the Pacific last week, the US Navy said Thursday. A Pacific Fleet spokeswoma.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 27th, 2020

Duluth-area boatmaker will build patrol craft for Navy

Lake Assault Boats, a manufacturer based in Superior, Wis., has landed a deal to make up to 119 patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Under the five-year deal, which could be worth as much as $56 million, Lake Assault will supply a fleet of Force Protecti.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 26th, 2020