General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of ...

The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly ...

Investment in laser air defense systems is rising as nations respond to drone attacks, but significant technical limitations may hinder their effectiveness.

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves, these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...

The US Army has approved plans for high-powered microwave weapons, laser weapons and the development of hypersonic missiles. The Army will test a 50-kilowatt laser on an 8×8 Stryker armored vehicle by ...

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 ...

Researchers at Umeå University and the Swedish Defense Research Agency, FOI, have developed new laser methods that can ...

The Senate has embraced last year's Defense Science Board conclusion that directed-energy weapons -- such as high-, medium- and low-power lasers -- hold great potential and should be developed as soon ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The effort wasn’t a total waste, however. The OICW inspired the M320 grenade launcher and the XM25 air-burst munitions system. The U.S. Army’s Objective Individual ...