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

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

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.

Cochrane kicks off episode 1854 with a major announcement from T-Mobile. The carrier opened registration for its Starlink ...

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

According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided missiles, rockets, and drone swarms. The German Navy is getting closer to having ...

A still image from footage released by DRDO showing live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System. Credit: DRDO India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...

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

A Japanese defense agency confirmed to Newsweek that a high-energy laser system capable of shooting down drones is being installed on a ship for future at-sea trials. A laser is a directed energy ...

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 ...