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Air Force Testing Out Weapons That Fry Enemy Drones with Directed Energy, Microwaves Leaders from the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office enter the control center of the Tactical High Power Operational Responder, or THOR, to view the system’s drone-killing capabilities, Feb. 11, 2021 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force/John Cochran) 25 Feb 2021 The U.S. Air Force is testing new counter-drone systems that use either direct energy or microwaves to take out unmanned drones that pose a threat to troops and bases overseas. The service announced this month that i...

U.S. Air Force Tests Directed Energy Counter-UAS Weapon Our Bureau 2127 Raytheon's High-Energy Laser Weapon System. The U.S. Air Force said it tested High Energy Laser Weapon System 2 (HELWS2 or H2) counter-Unmanned Aerial System (c-UAS) directed energy weapon (DEW) last year. “This experiment has many notable U.S. Air Force firsts, including the complete training of and operation of the system by Security Forces Airmen, the first directed energy c-UAS capability, and the first integration with a base,”said Lt. Col. Jared Rupp, DE CTF director. “Additionally, these locations were sel...

Throughout 2020, the 704th Test Group's Operating Location-AA, part of the Directed Energy Combined Test Force, or DE CTF, focused much of its effort on...

Second test of Air Force's drone-killing laser may start later this year By (0) The U.S. Air Force is testing high-powered lasers and microwaves for use of directed energy to shoot down drones and other aerial objects, it said on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Raytheon Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Further experiments in directed energy weapons -- which use of lasers and microwaves to intercept hostile airborne objects -- are expected in 2021, the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday. A one-year assessment of the High Energy Laser Weapon System 2, or HELWS2, made by Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, beg...

The latest system tested, the High Energy Laser Weapon System 2, also known as HELWS2 or H2, is a counter-Unmanned Aerial System (c-UAS) directed energy weapon (DEW)., News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions