A Chinese military expert lauded India's Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) test, particularly the Directed Energy ...

The advancement of technology has significantly transformed naval warfare, with laser weapons becoming a critical component ...

Military-grade lasers generate and focus light beams that can burn through material like drones or vehicles. They can be ...

The Army wants laser weapons that can defeat drone threats, but it wants the ability to maintain them in battlefield ...

The United Kingdom has also been developing its own laser-based defense system. Last year, the U.K. successfully tested its own high-powered laser weapon, DragonFire, against aerial targets.

The weapon is precise enough to hit a target the size of a coin—roughly 2.3 centimeters in diameter—over 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in distance away and costs much less to use than traditional ...

The UK has showcased its new laser weapon, DragonFire. The weapon is highly accurate and cheap, the Ministry of Defence said, costing just $13 a shot. Lasers could prove an effective new form of ...

After decades of research and development, the U.S. military is officially using laser weapons in combat zones overseas. The U.S. Army recently disclosed that the service had not only deployed a ...

US Navy fires its high-powered laser weapon that could obliterate warships and drones, incredible photo shows By Emily Crane Published Feb. 4, 2025, 9:45 a.m. ET ...

The weapon, known as the Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) and developed by the American defense contractor BlueHalo based on the company’s 20-kilowatt Locust Laser Weapon System, first ...

Israel's military is the first to use laser weapons to shoot down drones in war. The systems were prototypes and are being integrated into the country's air defenses. Videos and photos show the ...

Britain has successfully fired a laser weapon from an army combat vehicle for the first time, the UK government announced today. During trials, the system “neutralised” targets at distances in ...