The decision reflects challenges researchers encountered with making a continuous-wave beam capable of targeting a fast, hardened cruise missile.

HUDSON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS® laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems ...

HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) recently delivered its 100,000th APKWS® laser-guidance kit, marking a major production milestone as it continues providing U.S. armed ...

Abu Dhabi based Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) is close to beginning manufacture of a laser guidance system for 2.75 inch rockets, which are used by helicopter-based defence systems EAI is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NATO forces with an M270 A2 mobile rocket system near Heinu, Finland, November 2024. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) (Leon Neal) MILAN – ...

Ukraine will receive new capabilities to fend off ongoing Russian drone attacks in the latest U.S. aid package. On Tuesday, the U.S. Defense Department unveiled a new tranche of military aid destined ...

The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems office successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. During the Department of ...

U.S. Defense division’s successful test strikes pave the way for international fielding. Laser-guidance system undergoing tests by U.S. DOD’s counter-drone office. APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill ...

Ukraine’s war with Russia has become a contest of volume and precision, with cheap drones and missiles testing the limits of traditional air defenses. Into that pressure cooker, Kyiv is fielding laser ...

Effective counter-UAS test strikes pave the way for international fielding HUDSON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE ...