However, the PowerLight system is a step toward real-world deployment in mobile platforms. Recent testing has proved the viability of the transmitter and receiver, but PowerLight has yet to conduct ...

The biennial Singapore Airshow is one of the world’s most influential international aerospace and defense exhibitions. For IPG Defense Products, this provides a platform to forge strategic alliances ...

In a significant advancement in space technology, SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation has established a robust and extensive inter-satellite laser communication system, revolutionizing global ...

A ground-based laser tracking system that could help to stem the accumulation of space debris is being developed in the UK. Devised by start-up company Lumi Space with the support of ESA and the UK ...

Turkish defense firm Aselsan successfully tested a mobile laser weapons system that counters drone attacks. Aselsan said Monday its GÖKBERK system tracked and destroyed first-person view drones in ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...