The Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory, or DESIL, a Naval Base Ventura County, California, facility that ...

The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship ...

The Navy revived a retired 150-kW laser, exposing a hard truth: the future of warfare is here, but not yet ready at scale.

Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

"In the ever-evolving landscape of military technology, laser weapons have transitioned from speculative fiction to ...

The U.S. Army’s 300 kilowatt Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser system won't transition to a program of ...

The decision reflects challenges researchers encountered with making a continuous-wave beam capable of targeting a fast, ...

Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons ...

A new direct energy anti-drone system, including lasers, has been installed near Palm Beach International Airport to protect ...

Images released by the U.S. Central Command from Operation "Flame Fury" show an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy launching Tomahawk cruise missiles at targets in Iran. Notably, the ...

The Royal Navy is moving quickly to bring laser weapons into frontline service, as ...