WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA

Industry has been given two years to design, build and then test a laser directed energy weapon at sea and on land. The weapon is intended to down – or disrupt – drones or missiles , fast attack boats and even incoming mortar rounds courtesy of a high-power, concentrated laser beam. The US Navy already… Continue reading WHITEHALL INVESTS £30m IN LASER WEAPON TO PROTECT SHIPS FROM ATTACK BY AIR AND SEA

UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY

The Royal Navy is staging its first ‘robot wars’ next autumn to give companies the chance to demonstrate their latest technology in a realistic work-out during Exercise Joint Warrior 16/2 off Scotland. Unmanned Warrior will provide an international showcase for industry as firms demonstrate what their autonomous systems can do for naval warfare. The delegates,… Continue reading UNMANNED WARRIOR DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY