The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in ...

For more than a decade, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been building laser guns for the U.S. military. In a press release late last month, Lockheed described how it will build a new 500 kW-class ...

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone ...

The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of ...

The Army has officially deployed a pair of high-energy lasers overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out of the sky, the service recently confirmed, marking a major milestone for the U.S. military's ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Pentagon spends around $1 billion per year developing directed energy weapons to counter threats such as drones and missiles. The agency ...

The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to defend American troops and US allies against enemy drones, ...

The Army has inked a contract with defense giant Lockheed Martin for a platoon's worth of what would be the U.S. military's most powerful laser weapon system to date, the company announced Tuesday.

During advanced testing, the British military used the DragonFire laser to shoot down a drone. The British military is careful with the details and specifications of the DragonFire. It is, after all, ...

Armies around the world are testing high-energy laser weapons to intercept targets. If successful, the weapons could change warfare, as they travel near the speed of light. China said it found a way ...