We break down how drone warfare is reshaping modern conflict, focusing on rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the ...

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System was tested aboard the USS George H.W. Bush and neutralized multiple target drones.

Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

With their low cost-per-shot and relatively deep magazines, laser weapons and other directed energy systems could potentially ...

The U.S. Navy has revealed successful live-fire tests of a high-energy laser aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, downing multiple drones in a first-of-its-kind trial. The demonstration aligns with a ...

The U.S. Navy is accelerating its push into directed energy weapons as drone threats ...

The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...

After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...

Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet. Last week, Lockheed Martin announced that a US Navy guided-missile destroyer had used ...

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have substantial technical challenges to overcome. NATO member Germany could soon ...