The US Navy has revealed new details about a laser weapon test conducted last ...

The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...

The first operational high-power laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” has been delivered to the Israel Defense Forces from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Israeli Defense Ministry ...

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 ...

Free-space optical communications (FSOC), which use lasers for data transmission, are a promising approach for achieving high-speed links between aircraft, spacecraft, and ground stations. However, ...

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 ...

Japan has begun conducting live sea trials of a new 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon system installed aboard a military test vessel, marking a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons to ...

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 ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

Power Technology, sellor of laser diode modules, put a few colorful lasers on display at AFA 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense) WASHINGTON — In the Army’s latest step to beef up its ...

One of these systems is the high-energy laser being developed by Germany's Rheinmetall and MBDA. Designed as an all-in-one system that can fit inside a standard shipping container, it has been ...