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 ...

Russia spent decades nurturing a secretive airborne laser program that promised to blind satellites and shield its forces ...

During the Hebrides trials, the system intercepted drones traveling up to 650 km/h (403 mph). This was the first time the UK ...

Israel has revealed new technology it deployed in Gaza and other battlefields in the last two years of war, and a laser it will begin to deploy to intercept missiles.

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 ...

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

The system, which has been in development since 2014, will 'fundamentally change' rules of engagement, Defense Ministry ...

The recent test runs of DragonFire at the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Hebrides range witnessed the laser taking out drones ...

The UK Royal Navy recently confirmed that the DragonFire laser has achieved a significant new milestone, targeting and ...

My colleague Lara Jakes tells us about Russian drones and the math problem facing NATO — and one possible solution. By Katrin Bennhold By Lara Jakes I write about the weapons industry. Russian drones ...

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