General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of ...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completes Iron Beam laser interceptor that destroys rockets and drones at a fraction of the ...

Drones with bad intentions, beware! In a live-fire demonstration at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, a 30-kilowatt class laser weapon system developed by Lockheed Martin took ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been ...

The U.S. Navy is switching its focus on directed-energy weapons from the megawatt-class free-electron laser to less-powerful solid-state lasers, announcing plans to develop and demonstrate a prototype ...

Beijing: China, which prides itself on its sixth-generation fighter jets and Dongfeng-5C and DF-61 missiles, has recently faced serious criticism for its defence equipment. The Saudi Arabian Army has ...

A Chinese flotilla was spotted sailing toward the wider Western Pacific Ocean this week, the Japanese Defense Ministry reported, which included a suspected laser-armed warship. Newsweek has reached ...