According to the Breaking Defense, the US Army wants its next large unmanned aerial system to carry modular payloads. This ...

Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed ...

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 ...

Amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) transits the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 13, with a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 on board. See SWNS ...

On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS ...

DragonFire is the UK’s new high-power laser weapon system, intended for Royal Navy ships from 2027. Here's a straightforward guide to Britain's new laser weapon.

Chinese scientists have developed a portable 2-kilowatt (kW) fiber laser weapon that can operate in extreme temperatures. Reportedly capable of functioning in conditions between -58°F (-50°C) and ...

A new Australian-made satellite killing laser is threatening to change the nature of warfare ahead of China’s potential ...

Britain’s new DragonFire laser system can destroy drones flying at 650 km/h. Its deployment on Type‑45 destroyers by 2027 ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

Lasers, or Laser Directed Energy Weapons (LDEW) as military nomenclature has it, are seen as a solution to the threat from ...