Today we break down the US Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)—a real, deployed directed-energy weapon designed to fry sensors, ...

As drones get more prolific on the battlefield, technology is being developed to counter it. Now, China is touting a new laser weapon system for this purpose.

Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German Navy to the Laser Competence Centre at the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. On "Star Trek," when Starfleet officers were about to embark on a dangerous away mission, they would be instructed to set the gauges on their ...

A daredevil YouTuber and tinkerer has built a handheld laser gun that’s powerful enough to melt pennies from a distance. In a video published last week, American inventor Drake “styropyro” Anthony ...

The system demonstrated what Rheinmetall described as a first for Europe: successful target engagement “in front of blue sky." ...

Israel is preparing to deploy one of the world’s first combat-ready laser air-defense systems, marking a historic shift in how nations defend against rockets, drones and missiles — and a sign that ...

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves - these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...