Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...

The Iron Beam laser-based, air-defense system has been deployed in the field, the Defense Ministry reported Sunday.In June, ...

One of the most important names in the field of military drones, American defense contractor AeroVironment, announced at the end of September a significant evolution of one of the most widespread ...

During its Pacific patrol last year, the USS Preble successfully shot down an unmanned aerial target using its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold that military planners have talked about for decades: it is now firing a shipboard ...

The concept of a laser-based mosquito defence system took off back in 2007, when astrophysicist Lowell Wood (one of the architects of the USA's famous Reagan-era "Star Wars" missile defence initiative ...

Israel is preparing to deploy one of the world’s first combat-ready laser air-defense systems, marking a historic shift in how nations defend against rockets, drones and missiles — and a sign that ...

The JGSDF is testing a mobile laser system (pictured) developed by Japan's ATLA in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. (Janes/Oishee Majumdar) The Japanese Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) ...