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Laser Defense Has an Optics Problem

US-Israeli Tactical High Energy Laser Pointer Tracker at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range
Laser weapons have proved they can work. Now they have to prove they can last.
  • Martynas Adomaitis
  • August 4, 2026
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Europe Must Fund Tomorrow’s Wars

A British soldier aims his Nightfighter, a drone jamming gun
Europe is about to pour billions into defense but unless it backs innovators, it will build a 20th-century arsenal for 21st-century battles.
  • Bogdan Gogulan
  • August 28, 2025
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Europe Needs a Startup Culture to Secure Its Defense Future

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen
Europe’s drive for strategic autonomy in defense needs more than money; it demands a bold culture that embraces risk and fuels innovation.
  • Jean-François Morizur
  • July 2, 2025
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