The MRZR counter-drone system can blast drones from the sky with electronic attack. Cruise missile, high-powered laser weapon system readied for trials, military officials say. Marines could for the first time train realistically with indirect fires and force-on-force targeting. It's expected for initial operations in February and to replace all similar lasers across the fleet by 2021. China on Friday denied allegations that its forces targeted U.S. military aircraft with high-powered lasers near China’s military base in Djibouti, resulting in minor injuries to two pilots. He's pushing for weapons systems that troops could soon see in combat. The Afghan Air Force recently dropped its first laser-guided bomb in combat on a Taliban compound in Farah province, Afghanistan. Troops have seen nonlethal weapons alternatives grow from flashlights to a host of visual, audio and physical tools. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told a congressional committee that U.S. forces are seeing a surge in laser use off the coast of Yemen. Marines are continuing to push smaller, lighter and more mobile tech to help Marines call in air and artillery strikes. Load More