AeroVironment’s LOCUST laser weapon recently finished a major counter-drone test with the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration. This marks an important step for using directed-energy ...

Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN-77), notching up a 100% ...

Containerized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) set up for a live-fire test.Chief Petty Officer Brian Brooks, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed ...

Staying on budget and on schedule is essential for industrial facilities. Owners and operators like you know how crucial efficient power generation system testing is, but did you know that load bank ...

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AeroVironment (AV) has introduced LOCUST X3, a third-generation modular directed energy weapon system, as U.S. defense agencies continue to scale counter-UAS procurement through Joint Interagency Task ...

GLOBAL FORCE 2026 — Virginia-based defense firm AeroVironment (AV) revealed the LOCUST X3 counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUAS) platform today, designed to take out small- to medium-sized ...

It was a pestilence of biblical proportions. Officials in Spain’s Canary Islands are sounding alarm bells after an epic swarm of locusts descended upon the popular vacation destination, as seen in ...

Testing is often discussed in terms of tools, frameworks, and processes. We talk about automation coverage, test strategies, environments, and pipelines. Yet one of the most critical components of ...