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 ...

After a longish hiatus, we were pleased to see a new video from [Afroman], one of the most accessible and well-spoken teachers the internet has to offer. If you’re new to electronics, see the previous ...

Cockroaches are a source of trouble for many people, so there should be many people who say, ``If AI that automatically exterminates cockroaches appears, I definitely want to use it.'' An AI-equipped ...

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 ...

With a solid state laser tied to an ABC turret installed on a fighter aircraft, dogfights may become equally as futile as beyond-visual-range missile attacks. A pilot could literally just look at ...

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 ...

Late last week, Lockheed Martin announced that it has verified the performance of its laser weapon during almost 60 flight tests over the course of this year and last. The company used an unspecified ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin has revealed a radical turret that allows fighter jets to fire laser weapons at near supersonic speeds. Because enemy aircraft and missiles can come from anywhere, a laser weapon ...

[Photo: Ryan Palser] If you’re a fan of the game Portal, at some point you might have wanted your very own Portal turret to protect your precious goods. Ryan Palser did, so he set to work on creating ...

Last year, [Alvaro] built a laser turret robot for the DEFCONBOTs competition. It worked pretty well, but this year, he decided to step it up a notch. Now instead of moving the entire robot laser ...