Japan tests a 100kW laser weapon on JS Asuka amid rising tensions with China over Taiwan, capable of cutting through metal ...
Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the laser-armed destroyer USS Preble in Japan since October 2024. The ...
The high-power laser weapon is installed on the 6,200-ton test ship JS Asuka and will undergo sea trials in real maritime ...
Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.
Japan has quietly crossed a threshold that military planners have talked about for decades: it is now firing a shipboard ...
The UK is ramping up research and development efforts surrounding laser weapon technology, but the MoD remains tight-lipped ...
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) is planning to invest more than GBP142 million (USD187.3 million) in unmanned systems, which ...
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BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth $322 million, with a maximum contract value of ...
The Niigata region in Japan is expected to approve the restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, December ...
Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a ...