Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the laser-armed destroyer USS Preble in Japan since October 2024. The ...

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) integrated on an Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) was delivered to the U.S.

Amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) transits the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 13, with a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 on board. See SWNS ...

Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

A new Australian-made satellite killing laser is threatening to change the nature of warfare ahead of China’s potential invasion of Taiwan.

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited ( EOPSF) Discusses High-Energy Laser Contract and Joint Venture Entry into Korean Defense Market December 15, 2025 4:00 PM EST ...

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...