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So why do we care? The sightings continue to happen. More troubling, incidents reportedly cluster around U.S. training and testing facilities. We don't know if the aircraft come from a foreign adversary, like Russia or China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"It is critical that the United States maintain operations security and safety at DoD ranges,\" said Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks, reported CNN. <\/p>\n","post_title":"UFO Intelligence Report: They are Among Us ... Not Really, Maybe?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ufo-intelligence-report","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:11:48","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:11:48","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2021\/06\/28\/ufo-intelligence-report\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":126310,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2020-05-25 09:35:05","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-25 13:35:05","post_content":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xP94wR-wq4g\n\nThe U.S. Navy announced Friday it had successfully completed a test of a new high-energy laser weapon. Naval footage shows the laser acquire and take down a drone in flight. The test confirms the weapon system will eventually be able to take down enemy aircraft as well.\n\n[in_content post=\"210251\" alignment=\"align-left\" \/]\n

Navy Laser Test Firing Proves Successful<\/h2>\nNaval footage and imagery show the USS Portland effectively firing a high-energy laser weapon system demonstrator, according to a Navy release<\/a>. The Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) takes down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the test that occurred May 16.\n\n\u201cBy conducting advanced at sea tests against UAVs and small craft, we will gain valuable information on the capabilities of the Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator against potential threats,\u201d said Capt. Karrey Sanders, commanding officer of USS Portland.\n\nThe U.S. Navy first began working on directed-energy weapons (DEWs), including lasers, in the 1960s. The Navy defines DEWs as electromagnetic systems that convert chemical or electrical energy to radiated energy. Those weapons focus the radiated energy on a target. It results in physical damage that degrades, neutralizes, defeats or destroys, according to a Navy release.\n\n\u201cThe Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator is a unique capability the Portland gets to test and operate for the Navy, while paving the way for future weapons systems, \u201c said Sanders. \u201cWith this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy<\/a>.\u201d","post_title":"VIDEO: US Navy Test Fires Laser Weapon, Shoots Down Drone","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"us-navy-laser-weapon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_modified_gmt":"2023-05-31 16:14:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.dev.athlonoutdoors.com\/2020\/05\/25\/us-navy-laser-weapon\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":133900,"post_author":"645","post_date":"2017-08-22 09:00:44","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-22 13:00:44","post_content":"\r\n\r\nThe remains of some of the 10 sailors missing after a collision between a U.S. Navy Ship, the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and a merchant vessel\u00a0called the\u00a0Alnic MC east of the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, have been located, the service announced. Five sailors were also injured as a result of the incident. The ship is now at the\u00a0Changi Naval Base in Singapore.\r\n\r\nThe Navy has been busy conducted search and rescue efforts in coordination with local authorities. Early this morning, Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, told reporters<\/a> that divers discovered \"some remains\" of the missing sailors in sealed compartments aboard the ship. He also said the Malaysian Navy found \"potential remains\" during its search.\r\n\r\nSwift didn't get into specifics regarding the identity and number of the remains found.\r\n\r\n\"Its premature to say how many and what the status recovery of those bodies is,\" Swift said.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Navy statement<\/a>, the collision\u2014which was reported at 6:24 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Aug. 21\u2014resulted in significant hull damage, leading to flooding of nearby compartments, including crew berthing, machinery, and communications rooms. The crew conducted damage control efforts to stop further flooding.\r\n