The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...

AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials. The system deployed in a palletized form on the CVN 77 USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier last year. It ...

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The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

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The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

This story has been corrected. The U.S. Army has shelved its “Valkyrie” laser anti-missile system, shifting instead to the newer Joint Laser Weapon System, to be built with the Navy as part of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most distinctive features of the U.S. military’s high-energy laser weapon of choice isn’t the system itself—it’s how ...

The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...