The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...

LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...

The United Kingdom has quietly pushed a science‑fiction idea into operational reach: a ship and land based laser that can burn through aircraft and drones with concentrated light. DragonFire, a ...

I f you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon fits comfortably ...

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...

Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a ...

Israeli defence technology firm Rafael says its Iron Beam directed energy weapon has achieved operational status following battlefield deployment against Iranian missile and drone attacks, marking a ...

EOS notes that it has already received a “world-first” export order for a 100 kW-class laser weapon system for the Netherlands. The firm also has what it calls a binding conditional agreement with a ...

The biggest reason for the lag in development of an operational onboard laser system for US Navy (USN) ships likely has more ...

The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.

The report states that Chinese forces are already preparing for stealth warfare, hypersonic warfare, and beyond-visual-range attacks.

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...