The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

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

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to give carte blanche approval to the military’s use of laser weaponry ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

The United States military is pushing its directed energy weapons toward a tenfold increase in power, moving from systems that operate in the 100 to 150 kilowatt range to prototypes designed to reach ...

For decades, notions of laser weapons have been the stuff of science fiction. Now they are becoming military reality, as ...

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. For decades, the U.S. military’s dream ...

Israel reportedly deploys Iron Beam laser defence system to intercept Hezbollah rockets amid regional escalation. Here’s how the new high-energy laser weapon works and why it matters.

One of the most distinctive features of the U.S. military’s high-energy laser weapon of choice isn’t the system itself—it’s how operators control it. The logic of embracing the handset simple: If the ...

Drones that cost $10,000 to $100,000. Missiles that cost millions to shoot them down. Lasers that cost $10 per shot. Memorize those numbers. The conflicts over the next decade and beyond are going to ...