Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

“The Navy will have to either remove something or look at ‘very aggressive power management.’” That warning, attributed to ...

The U.S. Army's 300 kilowatt Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser system won't transition to a program of ...

Gamepad controls make high-energy lasers easier for troops to learn and use. But as AI takes over targeting and tracking, the ...

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...

As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.

Aviation officials shut down the airspace over El Paso after Customs and Border Protection officials fired a laser on loan from the Pentagon.

The decision reflects challenges researchers encountered with making a continuous-wave beam capable of targeting a fast, ...

Japan has completed a series of shipboard laser trials aboard its long‑serving experimental vessel JS Asuka and will now ...

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have substantial technical challenges to overcome. NATO member Germany could soon ...

Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet. Last week, Lockheed Martin announced that a US Navy guided-missile destroyer had used ...

Following the successful completion of a one-year trial phase at sea, defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA, in Germany, have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German Navy to the Laser ...