Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of pairs of updated protective eyewear will be distributed to Air Force pilots as the service deals with an increase in ...

Laser work and similar operations create intense concentrations of heat, ultraviolet, infrared, and reflected light radiation. A laser beam, of sufficient power, can produce intensities greater than ...

One of the most widely used safety requirements in working environments, laboratories, workshops, and factories is eye protection. Owing to this, several individuals believe that all protective ...

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Human Systems Division is upgrading protective eyewear for aircrew operators to combat an increasing number of laser pointer incidents. The division, which ...

Forget about drones and warships – one of the main current threats to all pilots is actually the standard laser, which is much more harmful than you might think. Luckily, researchers at the Air Force ...

In response to the dramatic increase of laser strikes reported by the FAA and the desire to protect the vision of pilots and ensure the safety of their passengers, Revision, a developer of ballistic ...

Flight Officer Camron Iverson of the Washington State Patrol tested laser protection lenses formulated at AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. (Courtesy photo) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE ...

Artistic depiction of a laser attack on an aircraft during an approach at night. Due to a potential blinding of pilots laser attacks pose a serious threat to aviation safety and pilot health. The ...

Flight Officer Camron Iverson of the Washington State Patrol tested laser protection lenses formulated at AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. The fact that Deputy Secretary of Defense ...

Thousands of pairs of updated protective eyewear will be distributed to Air Force pilots as the service deals with an increase in laser pointer incidents that can distract or even blind military ...