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 ...

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 ...

Israel is reportedly deploying its advanced Iron Beam laser defence system. This system targets incoming rockets and drones ...

The Pentagon is pushing directed-energy weapons closer to the battlefield. During recent tests at White Sands Missile Range, the U.S. Army evaluated high-energy laser systems designed to destroy ...

Technological progress and procurement in the area of miniature unmanned aircraft by Hezbollah and Iran is faster than laser development ...

For decades, air defense has relied primarily on kinetic interceptors—missiles designed to physically destroy incoming threats. Systems like Iron Dome and David’s Sling have proven highly effective, ...

Using lasers to defend against long-range threats, such as Iran's ballistic missiles, could take that much longer, some projecting five to ten years or longer.

The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the ...

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 ...