The Army is nearing a contract for its first operational laser weapon system after successful testing, marking a major ...

QinetiQ invests $26.8 million in laser weapons as low shot costs drive military demand. Discover how laser defense systems ...

On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had sent a version of its 100 KW Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help Abu Dhabi fend off hundreds of missiles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The most critical component to actually fielding high-energy laser weapons at scale isn't the diode pump, or the gain medium, or ...

The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

Modern warfare poses challenges of its own. Facing drone threats, the US is now looking to officially add laser weapons to ...

U.S. Air Force deploys new counterdrone and laser defense systems across Europe to defend bases against increasingly sophisticated drone threats.

A U.S. Army M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle equipped with a BlueHalo LOCUST Laser Weapon System, April 2025. (U.S. Army) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about ...

The United States military is moving forward with an exciting new project to fight airborne threats. After decades of ...

In 1968, a fantastic story spread that Nicolae Ceaușescu had stopped a Soviet invasion with a secret death ray. The weapon ...