GPS for Small Naval Forces

 

It is a small munition, just 5 kilograms, and is designed to be fired from the widely used 76mm naval cannon, but designers in Italy think it is big enough to shake up the rules of naval warfare.

The secret to Oto Melara's Vulcano 76 new munition is moveable fins, or canards, and GPS to hit targets with precision up to 40 kilometers away, doubling the range of standard,

MEPRO-M5, Combat Optics System for Light Weapons

Meprolight has launched its MEPRO-M5, a combat optics system for light

Soldiers Will Use Laser Guns

Laser beam utilized in European Southern Observatory mission. via Wiki Commons/ G. Hüdepohl, of ESO

Many a science fiction movie has depicted warriors holstering laser-firing guns. Star Wars characters aimed blasters. Starfleet Command issued small personal phasers. What if this laser weaponry was a

C-RAM laser weapon system

 

The ability to direct 10 kW laser power over a long distance and reach a target with a high quality beam is a decisive forward step. MBDA Germany has conducted several successful tests with its laser demonstrator. This is evidence of major progress in terms of achieving a C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar) laser weapon system. The results also confirm MBDA

MBDA Germany prepares the way for C-RAM laser weapon system

 

The ability to direct 10 kW laser power over a long distance and reach a target with a high quality beam is a decisive forward step. MBDA Germany has conducted several successful tests with its laser demonstrator. This is evidence of major progress in terms of achieving a C-RAM (Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar) laser weapon system. The results also confirm MBDA Germany’s leading position in Europe in this domain.

CHINESE LASER WEAPONS

Not only is the Chinese military advancing rapidly in the field of anti-satellite, anti-missile laser weapon technology, but its technology equals or surpasses U.S. laser weapons capabilities currently under development, informed sources have told WorldNetDaily.