The Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans to accelerate the deployment of the cutting-edge 'DragonFire Laser Directed ...

The UK’s Ministry of Defense has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational ...

The Space Force chief doesn’t like the “curves” of how China is progressing vs the U.S.—and says he doesn’t have the funding ...

A new solid-state laser produces 193-nm light for precision chipmaking and even creates vortex beams with orbital angular ...

A race is on in the Middle East to develop sophisticated laser weapons. Gulf states are seeking to emulate Israel's Iron Beam air defenses. Cheap drones are exposing gaps in current air defense ...

The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event has showcased a range of emerging defence technologies, including laser weapon systems (LWS) and ...

Ukraine has reportedly developed and deployed what it claims is one of the first laser anti-aircraft weapons in the world, according to Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ...

Deep ultraviolet solid-state laser with a compact setup generates a vortex at 193 nm wavelength. Credit: Prof. Hongwen Xuan (Chinese Academy of Sciences).

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System is a cost-effective choice for shooting down low-cost small armed drones. An Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guided kit is displayed ...

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite ...

An all-solid-state lithium metal battery could achieve an energy density of approximately 272 Wh/kg, slightly exceeding the 250 to 270 Wh/kg existing lithium-ion batteries offer.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reportedly shot down another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over Dhamar Governorate, which, if confirmed, would be the 16th such incident since 2023, while the U.S. Air Force said ...