About the Author

Rachel Webb is a Policy Analyst for SAIC, supporting Headquarters Air Force’s Directorate for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration.
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The sun rises over an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 16, 2016.

analysisNext Gen Perspectives

Drones with Lasers for Missile Defense

Since the first successful laser test in 1960, directed energy weapons promised a futuristic version of warfare just around the corner. Almost sixty years later, the technology remains just around the corner, but recent advances may make current attempts different.