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

The US military is accelerating the move towards operational laser weapons, with high-energy systems being deployed and tested against drones and other aerial threats.

Since the U.S. military has begun using laser weapons systems to target suspicious drones along the southern border, drone activity in the area has dropped by as much as 75 percent, according to a ...

The Pentagon has selected four directed-energy counter-drone systems for an operational pilot at U.S. military installations, ...

Iranian citizens have witnessed some dazzling laser shows recently — but they’re not the kind you’d see at a Metallica concert. The US military has been deploying lasers in the Strait of Hormuz to ...

The Pentagon named four directed energy weapons for a homeland counter-drone program, the first systems to be fielded and ...

North America sees advances in defence technology, from Canada's Husky tanker and new icebreakers to US Navy drone upgrades, ...

A $3.8 million contract gives America’s largest shipbuilder its first known naval laser project, as the service races to turn directed-energy weapons into deployable systems. This article is ...

The US military is increasingly taking high-energy laser weapons from testing grounds into real-world operations, reportedly using concentrated beams of light to destroy drones and incoming cruise ...

Laser systems are being deployed against drones and other aerial threats. Some operators use modified Xbox-style controllers ...

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. military is pushing to demonstrate high-energy ...

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