Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

With their low cost-per-shot and relatively deep magazines, laser weapons and other directed energy systems could potentially ...

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Class of 2026 Cadets Boston Graf, Maksymilian Olszowka and Elizabeth “Ezra” Bardales labored on a capstone project, a ...

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The LOCUST Laser Weapon System, a 20-kilowatt counter-drone weapon, conducts tests at the Military Institute of Armament Technology in Zielonka, Poland in February 2026. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via ...

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

As far as laser weapons are concerned, this is a major milestone. While other systems have been deployed with various militaries and have even been tested in combat, this is the first time that a ...

As the Pinellas County school district begins testing weapon detection systems at two schools this week, one campus safety expert cautions against letting the initiative lull students, parents and ...

Primary Weapons System took the consumer demand for modularity in firearm design to the next level with its UXR or User ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months ...