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

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on Chinese social media showed the LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

Soldiers successfully tested the Raytheon laser weapon at moving targets at MoD range in Wales The experiment marks the first time the British Army has tested a high-energy laser weapon mounted on an ...

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 April 13, the United States Navy announced that it conducted a test of a new laser weapon. According to a statement released by the Navy, “The ground-based laser system... United States Air Force ...

With China and Pakistan posing new drone and missile threats, India is testing cutting-edge laser technology to safeguard its skies.

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 ...

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