Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard ...
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise ...
The U.S. Navy recently rebooted the SSL-TM, a 150-kilowatt laser weapon aboard the USS Portland. This returned effort could ...
High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers—with limits. When U.S. Navy leaders declared that “the dream of a laser on every ship can become a real one” earlier ...
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 pair ...
Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...
The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II that would neutralize incoming ...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are pushing for a major increase in laser weapons for the ...