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 early 2026 to develop and produce naval laser weapon systems, aiming to provide the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ...

China’s rumored laser rifle has become a Rorschach test for modern military reporting, a story that reveals more about how information is framed than about any confirmed battlefield breakthrough. With ...

A U.S. Navy warship recently used what can best be described as a laser rifle to ward off an Iranian patrol boat that harassed a group of Navy vessels as they transited the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S.

After years in development, the U.S. military's latest attempt at an airborne laser weapon to protect troops on the ground from incoming ballistic missiles appears to be headed for the scrapyard.

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 ...

The age of the ray gun is almost upon us after the US Navy took delivery of a near-operational high-energy tactical laser weapon called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and ...

The UK army has tested a new laser weapon capable of destroying a flying drone. Source: European Pravda with reference to the UK Ministry of Defence Details: The UK Defence Ministry reports that the ...

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.

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