US Navy ships will get powerful lasers to zap incoming missiles

Lasers have been used to guide bombs in the past, and the United States tested an airborne laser on a 747 for a number of years before the plane was dismantled

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US Navy ships will get powerful lasers to zap incoming missiles Lasers have been used to guide bombs in the past, and the United States tested an airborne laser on a 747 for a number of years before the plane was dismantled Read More »

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Kim Kardashian says she's lobbying Jared Kushner to get a presidential pardon for a woman serving life in prison over drugs Kim Kardashian West and Donald Trump's son-in-law have been discussing the possibility of a presidential pardon for Alice Marie Johnson, who has been serving a Read More »

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, thinks it's possible to blow through his entire $131 billion fortune — and he has one big purchase he plans to spend it on Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, with a fortune worth $131 billion, but he finds the work he does for Blue Origin more impo Read More »

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The US military is warning airmen to beware of laser attacks near China's first overseas military base China recently opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti, located near the US's Camp Lemonnier, and the area may be site of a "quiet contest" between Read More »

What will probably happen with the North and South Korean peace treaty Hofstra University Professor of Law Julian Ku explains the likely outcomes and motivations of a peace treaty between North and South Korea, including a likely p Read More »

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Amazon is updating Alexa to have more natural interactions Amazon is preparing to release three new updates to Alexa to reduce the friction associated with the platform, Ruhi Sarikaya, who heads the Alexa Brain group, a Read More »

One of the US military's favorite laser-guided bombs is getting a serious upgrade The old, reliable, laser-guided bomb that has been around for decades is getting upgrades — a "brain" with a new, reprogrammable guidance package that makes it Read More »

Here's what would happen if an Abrams tank got hit by a battleship shell The Abrams has long dominated the battlefield, earning a reputation for being able to take punishment. But a US Navy Iowa-class battleship would be more than a Read More »

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