As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.

The emergence of plasma-based directed-energy weapon systems necessitates a reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Plasma ...

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first high-energy tactical laser weapon to be fully integrated and cleared for operations ...

Over the last century, warfare has been transformed by a series of technological breakthroughs that changed how battles are ...