The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

Trump’s Navy chief is calling for giant lasers to be included on new battleships - US has not commissioned a battleship in ...

The dream of laser weapons has not materialized nearly as fast as the Pentagon once thought it would, but the Navy's top ...

The “directed energy weapons” have been hailed as an 'exciting' technology that could help shield the UK from emerging ...

Among the most worrying developments and major mysteries in war and espionage over the last decade is a condition known as ...

China's Norinco sent its OW5-A50 counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) to a local ...

Portable laser weapons are now in U.S. Army units, promising cheap, rapid defense against drones, rockets, and other small ...

The “DragonFire” laser system will cost as little as £10 per shot—a vast decrease from existing anti-drone missiles, which ...

A new Israeli laser weapon has entered active service, highlighting how drone warfare is forcing a rethink of traditional air defenses.

Two Royal Navy ships are set to be fitted with the weapons from 2027, which offer a more cost-effective alternative to short-range threats.

It’s being described as a breakthrough in air defense. For the first time, Israel’s high-power laser air defense system has been used in combat. The system’s maker, Rafael, and Israel’s Ministry of ...

Following further successful trials of the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon in November last year, which took place at the ...