“The ABC turret is the first turret ever to demonstrate a 360° field of regard for laser weapon systems on an aircraft flying near the speed of sound. Its performance has been verified in nearly 60 ...

The on-board laser concept would give the F-35, or any aircraft adapted to such a system such as a UCAV, a sphere of protection that would be very tough to penetrate seeing as these turrets would have ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 16 (UPI) --Lockheed Martin is developing a laser weapon turret for aircraft that will allow the weapon to be fired in any direction. The prototype turret has been commissioned ...

DARPA announced late last week that it wants to place laser turrets on fighter jets as early as 2014. DARPA has been working on airborne lasers for a long time in conjunction with the Air Force. The ...

High energy laser (HEL) systems have been the subject of military research for decades, but it is only in recent years that the technology has advanced to the point where it is feasible for such ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15 (UPI) --An aircraft laser turret to expand the weapon's effectiveness on fighter aircraft has been flight tested by Lockheed Martin. The testing, for the U.S. Defense ...

Last year, Lockheed Martin began testing a new tactical laser turret for future warplanes. After 60 test flights Lockheed says the 360° capability of the turret system has been verified, moving the ...

It was science fiction before, but now it’s really happening, Young Skywalker: The US Navy and Air Force are going to install liquid-cooled, solid-state lasers in ...

Boeing has mounted a high-energy laser weapons system into the belly of a C-130 aircraft. Watch for aerial tests next year in New Mexico. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's ...