(Bloomberg) — The US military has spent years working to defeat increasingly numerous and capable drones with directed-energy systems that cost less and offer more rounds than traditional missiles.

PHOTO PROVIDED Lydia Haulman is pictured on campus at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven. Haulman is a recent graduate of the university’s environmental biology and ecology degree program. LOCK HAVEN ...

ASHTON PETERS/FOR THE EXPRESS Lock Haven Fire Chief Tyler Wooding is pictured while responding to an incident. Wooding is the first in Clinton County to earn credentials through the Pennsylvania Fire ...