r/laserweapons

358 archived posts · Feb 2021 – Aug 2026

Laser Weapons: Pew Pew!

r/laserweapons

Laser Weapons are a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused beam of laser energy. Think Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, US Navy, US Air Force... They have already been deployed on turrets, vehicles, ships and aircraft. Other directed energy weapons include microwaves, and particle beams. Directed energy weapons can target personnel, missiles, vehicles, optical devices, quadcopters, and unmanned aircraft.

Created Feb 19, 2021

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Laser Weapons and Directed Energy Weapons. A directed energy weapon damages its target with highly focused energy, including laser, microwaves, and particle beams. This is currently a growth market and a vast number of systems have been deployed in the past decade. Think Pentagon, DARPA, Naval Research Laboratory, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin...

Laser weapons have been deployed and commercialised by multiple nations, and sold between nations, for deterrents and countermeasures, defending personnel, vehicles, boats, ships and buildings, disabling optical and electronic systems, shooting down drones and destroying missiles before they reach their target.

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Posts must be related to lasers and/or directed energy weapons.
We like everything about laser weapons and directed energy weapons. This includes news, questions, discussion articles, published research, course content, controversies, educational resources or videos about the topic.

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Text posts must contain a question or description in the title — be specific. Links should use a descriptive title. For news, a good descriptive title will probably include the announcement, the source, and the date of publication.

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Be respectful to other users.
All users are expected to behave with courtesy. Demeaning language, sarcasm, rudeness or hostility towards another user will get your comment removed. Repeat violations will lead to a ban.

No pseudoscience or conspiracies.
Unlike other forums, we do not not accept assertions of pseudo-science or incoherent / uninformed rambling. Answers should strive to contain an explanation using the logic of science, engineering or mathematics.

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