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Could Lasers Be The Future Of Anti-Missile Weapons?
It's possible, but don't expect airliners to start firing lasers tomorrow.
Congress Asks For Anti-Missile Tech That Actually Works
Missile defense remains in the Pentagon's budget, with the hope that, this time, the technology doesn't fail during testing.
The U.S. Says It Could Stop A North Korean Missile. How?
North Korea has basically zero chance of hitting anyone but themselves with a nuke. But if they did manage to launch a missile, what technology do we have to stop it?
How Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Knocks Almost Every Incoming Missile Out Of The Sky
It’s tough to hit a moving rocket with a moving rocket. Here’s how Israel’s new domestic missile defense system is doing it with unprecedented accuracy.
Airplane-Mounted Laser Weapon Project May Be Resurrected to Defend Against North Korea
A non-working laser cannon to fend off non-working missiles
The Airborne Laser, Missile-Zapping Laser Plane of the Future, Is No More
The Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) is dead after a long battle with Pentagon budgetary priorities and...
For the First Time, Satellites Track a Ballistic Missile Through All Phases of Flight
When it comes to space-based missile defense, history tells us it’s a good idea to be skeptical of any given...
In First Successful Test, Airborne Laser Shoots Down Missile
But can it shoot down skeeters?
Battlefield Blimp Tracks Low-Flying Cruise Missiles
The Army flies a blimp that can detect cruise missiles up to 300 miles away