From Theory to Theatre:
For decades, directed energy weapons existed largely in theory and fiction, their promise confined to research papers and concept studies. Today, lasers and high-power microwaves are moving into operational service across the UK, the US, and allied forces, reshaping air defence, counter-drone strategies, and the economics of modern warfare.
The Smart Battlespace
Cities have always been the most demanding battlespace. Dense, crowded, and constantly shifting, urban terrain compresses time, space, and decision-making in ways few environments can. Yet the tools used to understand it have barely evolved beyond maps, imagery, and reports. A new, largely unseen layer is now taking shape, that merges digital intelligence with the physical city itself: Augmented reality (AR).