Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at CNN ...
In a statement obtained by Newsweek, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced on Tuesday that the British Army had successfully fired a "high-energy laser weapon" from "an armored vehicle for the ...
Yuma Test Center (YTC) at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is continually looking for methods to advance its capabilities, efficiency, productivity and sustainability. YTC’s latest investment in ...
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) -Raytheon and Texas A&M have achieved a significant milestone for the state of Texas by conducting its first open-air test of a high-energy laser system. Raytheon, ...
The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial. It is hoped that the test will pave the way for a low-cost alternative to missiles to ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin plan to conduct its first-ever laser communications test from a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite. If successful, this technology could ...
A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) subsidiary has won a potential $942.8 million contract to build and deliver two laser weapon test units to the U.S. Navy under increment 1 of the High Energy Laser with ...