The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...

Ukraine possesses a laser weapon able to destroy aircraft flying more than a mile above ground and is developing breakthrough ...

General Atomics has confirmed the development of a new airborne laser weapon designed to enhance the capabilities of the MQ-9 ...

Speaking to investors during a conference call to discuss the latest results, nLight’s CEO Scott Keeney said that shipments of key components for the US Department of Defense program to develop a ...

In 2015, U.S. aerospace and defense behemoth Boeing developed a laser weapon capable of taking down an unmanned aircraft by burning components of it from a distance in under 15 seconds.

A Stryker carried a 50-kW laser for shooting down a range of small, fast-moving threats as part of the Army’s Directed-Energy Maneuver–Short-Range Air Defense program. Credit: Jim Kendall/U.S ...

The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) also revealed plans to adapt the technology for maritime and air platforms in the future... India Takes Wraps Off New Laser Weapon ...

helicopters and airplanes at a distance of up to 10,000 meters. In the video, you can see the laser weapon system operating against a stationary conditional ground target. The video also shows the ...

Laser weapons require precise targeting to maintain ... A phenomenon known as “thermal blooming,” where the laser heats surrounding air and causes the beam to spread, further reduces the ...

The UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded QinetiQ a £160 million (US$214 million) to continue ...

When deployed in swarms, these drones can also bypass advanced air defense systems. Therefore, there is a need for laser weapons. Laser weapons are part of direct energy weapons (DEWs).