It looks like laser weapons are going to get a major power-up. The US government has awarded contracts worth US$86 million to ...

Lockheed Martin is set to develop a tactical containerized 500 kW laser weapon system to provide combatant commanders with ...

German Navy plans 2029 rollout for laser weapon following successful frigate trials ...

Europe's laser weapon race heats up as Germany pushes futuristic naval defense system toward operational service by 2029 ...

The live firing highlighted the Defense Department’s growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of ...

An arm of US Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and specialist firm nLIGHT Defense have been selected to lead development of ...

Germany has taken another major step toward integrating directed-energy weapons into its naval forces.

DoD believes the prototypes could lead to a useful alternative to expensive missiles for intercepting drones and cruise ...

The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, the U.S. military's dream of high-energy laser weapons has been perpetually "five years away." Now, the Pentagon says ...

China’s new backpack-sized "Lijian" laser can burn through drones in seconds. Is this the future of portable air defense?

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 ...