The Pentagon’s push to field laser weapons has shifted from laboratory curiosity to operational reality, with recent tests showing systems that can track, target, and disable threats in real time.

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 ...

In modern warfare, tanks are no longer threatened only by other tanks. Today’s battlefields are shaped by a new generation of ...

Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new ...

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 ...

Israel is preparing to deploy the world’s first operational laser defense system, the Iron Beam. Learn how this breakthrough weapon can shoot down drones and rockets at ultra-low cost after successful ...

Russia spent decades nurturing a secretive airborne laser program that promised to blind satellites and shield its forces ...

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on Chinese social media showed the LY-1 laser system mounted on the open deck of a ...

On April 13, the United States Navy announced that it conducted a test of a new laser weapon. According to a statement released by the Navy, “The ground-based laser system... United States Air Force ...

Soldiers successfully tested the Raytheon laser weapon at moving targets at MoD range in Wales The experiment marks the first time the British Army has tested a high-energy laser weapon mounted on an ...

The Phantom laser prioritizes portability over raw output, making it ideal for mobile units where space and weight are critical. As the world teeters on the brink of what might well be another world ...

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