The Anti-Laser

"Scientists at Yale University claim to have developed an "anti-laser." While the term immediately calls to mind sci-fi scenarios of laser armor and deflector shields, the technology has more to do with next-generation computing than next-generation weapons." More here.

Sarnoff and HRL Laboratories to develop photonic integrated circuits to enable video-like phased-array LIDAR

"Military electro-optics scientists at two U.S. technology companies are trying to revolutionize scanning-laser sensors in the same way that phased-array technology transformed radar, by providing a compact, agile alternative to mechanically steered technology that will provide video frame rate beam steering speeds for applications like surveillance, 3D imaging, precision targeting, munitions guidance, navigation, and low-probability-of-intercept communications." More here.