The U.S. Army has just fielded its first laser weapon-equipped unit, possibly the first of its kind in the entire world. Based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the unit took possession of four laser ...

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.

The U.S. Army is working through a variety of ... off and was awarded a $123 million contract to supply the laser weapon. The Army is now grappling with how to ensure directed-energy systems ...

marking a major milestone for the U.S. military's ongoing development of futuristic directed-energy weapons. The 20-kilowatt Palletized High Energy Laser, or P-HEL, "is currently deployed to ...

The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to defend American troops and US allies against enemy drones ...

The United States military has invested tens of billions ... making it the first “major laser weapon system” to be operationally deployed, CEO Jonathan Moneymaker told Forbes.

The U.S. military has tested for the first time a laser weapon as fast as the speed of light, capable of melting missiles, ...

These inexpensive air defense weapons were responsible for roughly 40% of drone kills during the high-tempo operation against ...

While U.S. Air Force’s palletized laser weapon is the first 10 kilowatt-class laser built to U.S. military specifications in a stand-alone configuration. It can be moved and mounted anywhere it ...

The following is the June 12, 2025 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...