The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

The Defence Secretary has ordered an investigation after The Telegraph revealed that the British Army was using Chinese 3D ...

Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mysterious weapon hovering across the battlefields of Ukraine has torn back the curtain on the new era of modern warfare.

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...