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 ...

The Pentagon is betting that containerized lasers can break the drone swarm’s economics, survive the weather, and avoid becoming another expensive test-range ghost.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The live firing highlighted the Defense Department’s growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of energy rather than bullets or missiles. This article is republished with ...

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

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