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US decided to arm its fighter jets with combat laser, but tests are postponed

The long-planned trials of airborne laser weapons aboard the US Air Force fighter were postponed until 2023 due to technical problems and complications caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

An Alleged Israeli Strike in Syria; The US Hypersonic and Laser Weapons; New Russian Corvettes

PANAGYURISHTE, (BGM) - Satellite images released Tuesday show that the alleged Israeli airstrike on Syria’s T-4 airbase overnight Sunday destroyed one or more elements that may be part of an advanced weapons system, possibly connected to Iran’s drone program in Syria, Israel Defense reported. According to the Israeli company ImageSat…

Silent Falcon’s UAS Selected by DARPA to be Remotely Powered by a Laser in Tests

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, the USA (BulgarianMilitary.com), Editor: Galina Zdravkova, Photo credit: Silent Falcon DARPA selected Silent Falcon’s UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) for testing the option of charging an aircraft remotely by a laser at a distance of 10 km, learned BulgarianMilitary.com The tests of DARPA’s Stand-off Ubiquitous…

AFSOC Expects C-130 Laser Tests Within Year

More than a year since news broke that Air Force Special Operations Command planned to install and test lasers on its fabulously lethal AC-130 gunships, the plan now is to get its top unfunded requirement tested within a year. Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, head of AFSOC, told me that was now the plan. General Atomics and other companies have been spending…