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

Modern weapon systems act as one component in a much larger – often global – network. They also have to be compatible with a very complex logistical supply and maintenance line. Not to mention that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story ...

High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers - with limits.

A New York–based technology company says it has developed a discreet weapon detection system capable of identifying concealed threats in less than a second — a claim it believes could reshape how ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic ...

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies, militaries are turning to a new kind of weapon — not a missile or drone, but artificial intelligence (AI). As you read this article, advanced AI systems are ...

See how North Alabama schools are using cutting-edge weapons detection systems to flag firearms and keep students safe.

It is not often that a revolution in the conduct of warfare occurs, however the introduction of inexpensive, commercially available unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, to the battlefield is just ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and experimentation. After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ...

The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a new military exercise last year, the service recently revealed. But ...