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Calls for the United Kingdom, a key NATO ally, to test its new laser weapon on the battlefields of Ukraine are growing, as Kyiv struggles to contend with the demands placed on its existing air-defense ...

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 ...

The UK has tested a new laser weapon for shooting down drones. The Ministry of Defense says the weapon uses a high-power beam that travels at the speed of light. It could help defend ships and armored ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo of ...

The Air Force no longer plans on installing and operating a high-energy laser weapon on a special operations gunship due to "technical challenges," an official said, bringing the service's latest ...

The UK military demonstrated a “cutting-edge” new high-power laser weapon which it claims can blast drones out of the sky with ultra-high precision. The weapon, dubbed the DragonFire, passed its field ...

The service is evaluating the manportable weapon as an important counter measure against unmanned aerial vehicles. This summer, the U.S. Marine Corps accepted delivery of five compact laser weapon ...

A long-anticipated high-energy laser weapon will no longer be an option for Air Force special operations gunships after "technical challenges" forced leaders to scrap at least one idea for its use.

The night of early 2023 was supposed to be quiet over the Hawaiian skies. Instead, they were invaded by a terrifying sight: a ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...