The decision reflects challenges researchers encountered with making a continuous-wave beam capable of targeting a fast, ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

LSAD named a finalist for the prestigious Critical Technology Challenge at the Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo - the nation's premier defense innovation event "We've crossed a critical ...