*Naval News* received confirmation from a General Atomics spokesperson familiar with the matter. The spokesperson confirmed the existence of a program that is looking to add a new air-to-air laser weapon to the MQ-9 family; part of a joint program that is looking to deliver an airborne laser to provide a persistent counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAS) presence to the battlespace.
Bitter_Internal9009 on
Is it a directed-energy weapon or just a signal-transmitting laser?
technanonymous on
Pew! Pew! Becomes a reality. Drones are the future of air combat missions so it makes sense that drone killing tech evolves along side.
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After [*Naval News* got a first look at a new airborne laser prototype at Sea Air Space 2025](https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/sea-air-space-2025/2025/04/mq-9b-shown-with-airborne-laser-at-sea-air-space-2025/) earlier this month, [General Atomics](https://www.ga-asi.com/) has confirmed the existence of a joint program within the Department of Defense that is looking to deliver airborne laser weapons to the MQ-9 fleet currently fielded in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps.
*Naval News* received confirmation from a General Atomics spokesperson familiar with the matter. The spokesperson confirmed the existence of a program that is looking to add a new air-to-air laser weapon to the MQ-9 family; part of a joint program that is looking to deliver an airborne laser to provide a persistent counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAS) presence to the battlespace.
Is it a directed-energy weapon or just a signal-transmitting laser?
Pew! Pew! Becomes a reality. Drones are the future of air combat missions so it makes sense that drone killing tech evolves along side.