Russia spent decades nurturing a secretive airborne laser program that promised to blind satellites and shield its forces ...

On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS ...

As Russia intensifies drone and missile strikes, Ukraine has unveiled a domestically built laser air-defense system called Tryzub, presented by commanders as a working battlefield weapon rather than a ...

The United Kingdom’s high-powered laser weapon is said to be capable of shooting down drones travelling as fast as 650 ...

Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new ...

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 ...

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on ...

Britain plans to equip Type 45 destroyers with DragonFire laser weapons by 2027, marking a first for Europe in shipborne ...

British military tested out a powerful laser that can take down high-speed drones which have become widely available in the battlefield.

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 ...

Israel's military is the first to use laser weapons to shoot down drones in war. The systems were prototypes and are being integrated into the country's air defenses. Videos and photos show the system ...

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 ...