Discover why lasers could shift air defense, protect ships, and threaten satellites, plus what limits remain before megawatt systems arrive.

Today we break down the US Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)—a real, deployed directed-energy weapon designed to fry sensors, ...

According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided missiles, rockets, and drone swarms.

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 ...

When the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed for the first time in October 2022, analysts expressed concern that the $13.3 billion behemoth was dead on ...

The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...

The German navy has tested a Rheinmetall-MBDA laser weapon demonstrator aboard the frigate Sachsen. (Rheinmetall) BERLIN — The German military has received a demonstrator for a high-energy laser ...

At Fort Sill, OK, soldiers conducted live-fire trials with directed energy weapons and kinetic systems. DE M-SHORAD laser weapon in action at Fort Sill. In Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the ...