Warning after laser pen used to target coastguard helicopter at Lydd Airport
Police are investigating several reports of laser pens being shone at coastguard helicopters. There have been three incidents ...
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Laser pen offenders face 5 years in jail under new law
a New York-bound plane was forced to turn back to London Heathrow Airport when a a laser beam hit the cockpit after take off, causing a "medical issue" for one of the pilots. Since 2011 there has ...
US Warship Fires Laser Weapon in Stunning Photo
The USS Preble is the only U.S. destroyer armed with the HELIOS, which can fire laser beams to destroy fast attack craft and drones.
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A startup is developing a 100-gigawatt laser to propel a probe to another star system. That may be powerful enough to 'ignite an entire city.'
An initiative called Breakthrough Starshot wants to explore another star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and wafer-thin spaceships. It's a goal that sounds so fantastic, you'd be forgiven ...
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Teenager charged after Police Scotland helicopter 'targeted' with laser pen
Pointers generate light in a laser diode before the beam passes through one or more ... "A 14 year old male has been charged in connection with a laser pen directed at the Police Scotland helicopter.