The Navy revived a retired 150-kW laser, exposing a hard truth: the future of warfare is here, but not yet ready at scale.

Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

Gamepad controls make high-energy lasers easier for troops to learn and use. But as AI takes over targeting and tracking, the ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The German navy has tested a Rheinmetall-MBDA laser weapon demonstrator aboard the frigate Sachsen. (Rheinmetall) BERLIN — The ...

Modern warfare is associated with military drones. They are useful for scouting areas on reconnaissance missions and are used in attack operations, carrying their own weapons on board. They work solo ...

A report by official Chinese media on Wednesday unveiled two new types of anti-drone laser weapons. A developer said such ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...