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.

A laser shoots down a drone from a combat vehicle in this artist's rendering. (Courtesy of RTX) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is working through a variety of challenges with directed-energy ...

Prototype laser air defense systems deployed by the U.S. Army have taken out enemy drones in the Middle East, an Army official told Forbes. The United States military has invested tens of billions ...

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

The Army's Palletized High Energy Laser, or P-HEL, during testing at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, in April 2022. Based on BlueHalo's LOCUST Laser Weapon System, the P-HEL was recently deployed to ...

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 ...

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 ...