Keyword: Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs)
![The US MDA plans to conduct Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-43 (FTM-43) with the goal of using an upgraded Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) to physically intercept an HTV-1 hypersonic target. [MDA]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SM-6-_-8314132-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Hypersonic weapon interceptor developments")
Hypersonic weapon interceptor developments
The growing threat posed by hypersonic weapons triggers multiple nations to pursue development of...
![Rafael’s Lite Beam system is a 10 kW class HEL designed to be compatible with even relatively small land platforms, such as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). [Rafael]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lite_Beam_Rafael-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Ground-based DEWs: From science fiction to operational deployment")
Ground-based DEWs: From science fiction to operational...
On 13 November 1973, an MQM-33B aerial target drone 3.6 m long was shot...
Highway to HEL
HELMA-P, HELIOS, HELCAP, SSL-TM, ODIN, these acronyms represent just a sample of the multiple...