A new research program would separate laser sources from their beam directors, giving the military another possible way ...

The two countries’ cooperation on “directed energy weapons” is notable because it has taken place without much input or ...

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

The global laser weapons race is a competitive, proliferating market involving systems from rival powers. Inc. is republishing this story with permission. The original article first appeared in ...

The Marine Corps started fielding a new laser aiming system for squad weapons earlier this summer, introducing the technology ...

nLIGHT announced it has been selected for a Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) Other Transaction Authority agreement supporting the U.S. Department of War’s next-generation cruise missile defense ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a new military exercise last year, the service recently revealed. But ...

A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies. Lightsabers — the favored weapon of ...