As of 2025, the US, UK, Israel, Australia, and China are using laser weapons for air defense. This shows a shift in military ...

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold that military planners have talked about for decades: it is now firing a shipboard ...

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) integrated on an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) was delivered to the U.S.

Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK's MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12 a shot, as nations look at ways to combat drones.

The Royal Thai Army has unveiled a high-energy laser weapon designed to counter the increasing threats posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Classified as a directed energy weapon (DEW), the ...

AeroVironment delivers 20kW-class lasers with a larger aperture beam director on tactical vehicles. These systems were delivered to the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, ...

Chinese scientists have developed a portable 2-kilowatt (kW) fiber laser weapon that can operate in extreme temperatures. Reportedly capable of functioning in conditions between -58°F (-50°C) and ...

Russia claimed its new weapon could incinerate drones miles away in seconds. A senior US defense official said such claims could not be substantiated.

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...