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

Once a concept reserved for science fiction, laser weapons are now on the brink of transforming modern warfare with their ...

BATH, Maine — Some of the Navy’s futuristic weapons sound like something out of “Star Wars,” with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic ...

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on shipboard solid state lasers (SSLs) that the Navy is developing for surface-ship self-defense. The Navy’s proposed FY2025 budget ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High-Energy ...

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 US Navy has announced that it is moving ahead with plans to deploy the first ever combat laser weapon. Late this summer, USS Ponce -- a fairly unextraordinary amphibious ship (pictured above) -- ...

The future has arrived at the U.S. Navy, which will begin deploying lasers this year and an electromagnetic rail gun within two years. The laser will be set up on the transport dock USS Ponce in the ...

According to Rheinmetall, the German Navy’s directed energy weapon can engage a wide range of targets, including guided missiles, rockets, and drone swarms. The German Navy is getting closer to having ...