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missile defense News & Articles

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In an artist’s rendering, a truck is shown with five sets of wheels—two sets for the cab, the rest for the trailer—and a box on the top of the trailer, from which a red ray is projected on an angle, upward, ending in the silhouette of an airplane, which is being destroyed
AerospaceTopicMagazineTypeFeatureSpecial ReportsJanuary 2023

Economics Drives Ray-Gun Resurgence

Laser weapons, cheaper by the shot, should work well against drones and cruise missiles

5 min read
Closeup of a face of a dragonfly.
TopicArtificial IntelligenceMagazineTypeFeature

Fast, Efficient Neural Networks Copy Dragonfly Brains

An insect-inspired AI could make missile-defense systems more nimble

12 min read
A photo of the laser weapon mounted on the USS Ponce, which looks like a white telescope pointing out from high on the ship.
AerospaceTopicTypeRoboticsNews

Laser Weapons Not Yet Ready for Missile Defense

Prototype laser weapons can zap drones from the sky. But they won't protect the U.S. from North Korean nuclear missiles

3 min read

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