The US Navy's top admiral says lasers are key to keeping cheap drones from eating into warship missile magazines

The Navy and other services have explored the use of laser weapons, but the capabilities come with substantial power and ...
Military Times on MSN

Faster fielding of laser weapons key to future fights, Navy's top officer says

The Navy's top officer issued a directive to get high-energy lasers into sailors' hands as soon as possible to adapt to the ...

7 Deadliest laser weapons built for modern combat

Discover seven of the world’s most powerful laser weapons designed to intercept battlefield threats with concentrated energy.

The Pentagon’s laser weapon era is finally here

A $465 million Army contract will put 26 anti-drone lasers into the field and could help directed-energy weapons escape decades of R&D limbo. This article is republished with permission from Laser ...
24/7 Wall St.

‘Some of These Lasers Were the Size of Buildings’: Now They Need 12 Minerals China Cut Off

China just restricted 12 minerals that defense contractors need to build the next generation of laser weapons, and Raytheon's ...
ZME Science

The U.S. Army Shot Down 3 Cartel-Linked Drones with a Laser on the Texas Border

AV. For the longest time, military lasers have been weapons of the near future. We’ve been teased with what looked like ...

Inside America's laser revolution as the military nears big battlefield breakthrough

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

Army Laser System Defeats Three Hostile Border Drones as Directed-Energy Weapons Advance

Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border have used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to stop ...