Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and ...

Inspired by science fiction but grounded in modern engineering, we examine how a new generation of laser-based air defense is ...

The high-power laser weapon is installed on the 6,200-ton test ship JS Asuka and will undergo sea trials in real maritime ...

China seems to have outpaced the United States and its allies in the development of directed energy weapons—as seen by its ...

ISRAEL has deployed an unstoppable new weapon that can blast drones out of the sky at the speed of light. The first ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves, these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...

Japan tests a 100kW laser weapon on JS Asuka amid rising tensions with China over Taiwan, capable of cutting through metal and intercepting drones mid-flight.

A new high-power laser system will soon be sent to sea for its first tests under maritime conditions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Israel's military is the first to use laser weapons to shoot down drones in war. The systems were prototypes and are being integrated into the country's air defenses. Videos and photos show the system ...