Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...

Smoke rose from a drone after it was shot down by a 50-kW laser mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker vehicle. Credit: U.S. Army ...

Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the ...

The Pentagon is pushing directed-energy weapons closer to the battlefield. During recent tests at White Sands Missile Range, the U.S. Army evaluated high-energy laser systems designed to destroy ...

Futuristic laser weapons are now deployed with some militaries and are being demonstrated by Ukrainian startups. Industry ...

Israel is reportedly deploying its advanced Iron Beam laser defence system. This system targets incoming rockets and drones ...

The Iran war is testing the U.S. military's ability to combat Iran's drones in a cost-effective way. Emerging laser tech, ...

The U.S. military is rapidly advancing high-energy laser weapons as a cost-effective alternative to traditional missile defense. While the cost per shot is significantly lower, operational limitations ...

The U.S. military will test a high-energy laser weapon at White Sands Missile Range, designed to disable drones.

The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration have agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico this weekend, following two instances where military laser deployments prompted sudden ...

The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years. One of the earliest recorded conflicts took place around 2700 B.C., ...

The apparent friendly fire incident prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to quickly close some airspace near the border.