A laser gun without bullets has moved one step closer to real battlefield use after Lockheed Martin’s DEIMOS reached first ...

Attalon’s new connector lets troops swap out damaged laser amplifiers in minutes, solving a mundane maintenance problem that ...

In a nod to a common refrain that laser systems are always just five years away, Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie Hill said, “Not ...

DoD believes the prototypes could lead to a useful alternative to expensive missiles for intercepting drones and cruise missiles.

The live firing highlighted the Defense Department’s growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of energy rather than bullets or missiles. This article is republished with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, the U.S. military's dream of high-energy laser weapons has been perpetually "five years away." Now, the Pentagon says ...

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

New Coast Guard and nuclear-security efforts point to a widening federal embrace of directed-energy weapons. This article is ...

Attalon, a company that makes laser weapons for the U.S. Army, plans a new $30 million headquarters in Trevose, Bucks County, and will hire for more than 100 engineering, technical and management jobs ...

Malaysia has taken its first major step into laser air defense. The Royal Malaysian Air Force says Birdie-X is the country’s ...

Artist's conception of Lockheed Martin's Helios directed-energy laser weapon intercepting a drone attack. The economics of modern air defense are broken. Counterdrone systems are one of the ...