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  2. Laser weapon - Wikipedia

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    A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon that uses lasers to inflict damage. Whether they will be deployed as practical, high-performance military weapons remains to be seen. One of the major issues with laser weapons is atmospheric thermal blooming, which is still largely unsolved. This issue is exacerbated when there is fog, smoke ...

  3. Laser sight (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Laser sights were popularized outside of military and law enforcement when Laser Products fitted The Terminator's iconic weapon, a .45 Longslide pistol, with a custom He-Ne laser. Today, most modern laser sights are solid-state lasers, as opposed to the original gas design.

  4. AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System - Wikipedia

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    Laser Weapon System (LaWS) demonstration aboard USS Ponce. The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System or XN-1 LaWS is a laser weapon developed by the United States Navy. The weapon was installed on USS Ponce for field testing in 2014.

  5. Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia

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    Laser. Members of the Directed Energy and Electric Weapon Systems Program Office of the US Navy, fire a laser through a beam director on a Kineto Tracking Mount, controlled by a MK-15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System. A laser weapon is a directed-energy weapon based on lasers .

  6. IWI Negev - Wikipedia

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    The IWI Negev (also known as the Negev NG-5) is a 5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun developed by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI). In 2012, IWI introduced the Negev NG-7, which is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. The NG stands for Next Generation.

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  7. Raygun - Wikipedia

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    They have various alternate names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, zap gun, etc. In most stories, when activated, a raygun emits a ray, typically visible, usually lethal if it hits a human target, often destructive if it hits mechanical objects, with properties and other effects unspecified or varying.

  8. DragonFire (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    DragonFire is a British laser directed-energy weapon (LDEW) technology demonstrator. It was first unveiled to the public in 2017 at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference in London and is being developed by UK DragonFire, a collaboration consisting of MBDA UK , Leonardo UK , QinetiQ and the Defence Science and ...

  9. Peresvet (laser weapon) - Wikipedia

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    The Peresvet (Russian: Пересвет), named after Alexander Peresvet, is a Russian laser weapon for air defense and anti-satellite warfare. The Peresvet is one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018. As of May 2022, five units of the system are claimed to be in active service.

  10. Laser pistol (sport) - Wikipedia

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    The laser pistol is a piece of sports equipment used to imitate firearms and is used in some sports including modern pentathlon, laser-run and triathle competitions. Laser pistols do not fire projectiles and can therefore be safer for spectators and participants.

  11. Personnel halting and stimulation response rifle - Wikipedia

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    The personnel halting and stimulation response rifle (PHASR) is a prototype non-lethal laser dazzler developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Directed Energy Directorate, U.S. Department of Defense. Its purpose is to temporarily disorient and blind a target.