A guided-missile destroyer at sea doesn’t need a missile to show it is ready. In a Navy-run drill, a bright beam came off the ...

* The Future of Naval Warfare: Directed Energy Weapons on Every Ship? * Beyond HELIOS: What’s Next for Directed Energy Weapons? * FAQ * Conclusion Imagine a silent, invisible beam of energy instantly ...

Iranian weapon debris, blown to pieces or mechanically crippled, keeps dropping from the Middle East sky. For that, we can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The German navy has tested a Rheinmetall-MBDA laser weapon demonstrator aboard the frigate Sachsen. (Rheinmetall) BERLIN — The ...

The latest military operation against Iran has introduced a new weapon system that has the power to revolutionize warfare in ...

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As conflict escalates following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory strikes, reports have emerged that Israel may have used laser weapons to shoot down rockets fired ...

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...

China’s answer to Western high-energy laser developments is the CASIC LY-1. The Chinese military paraded the shipboard laser weapon system during the Victory Day parade on Sept. 3 in Beijing, ...

Following the successful completion of a one-year trial phase at sea, defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA, in Germany, have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German Navy to the Laser ...

The U.S. Navy announced plans Monday to deploy a new weapon with the capabilities to disable a hostile boat and even destroy a surveillance drone overhead without releasing ammunition. The Laser ...