Lockheed Martin is working with the US Army to determine an updated design for a forthcoming air-defence laser weapon, seeking to field a 250-300 kW laser. The army in May selected a team of Dynetics, ...

The U.S. Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI), a top U.S. Defense Department ...

Leading Australian technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled the identity of its high-energy laser weapon on Monday, naming it “Apollo,” ahead of its debut at the Defence and ...

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed Helios — from one of its warships. The undated image, which was published in the US Center for ...

A Stryker carried a 50-kW laser for shooting down a range of small, fast-moving threats as part of the Army’s Directed-Energy Maneuver–Short-Range Air Defense program. Credit: Jim Kendall/U.S. Army In ...

Israeli company Rafael has created Iron Beam, a high-energy laser weapon, though lighter, more mobile versions of the technology were credited with recent drone shoot-downs. (Courtesy of Rafael ...

EOS' 50–150 kW high-energy laser weapon has been designed for C-UAS and C-RAM applications. (EOS) Australian company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is negotiating the sale of its 50–100 kW high-energy ...

German defense contractor Rheinmetall has shown off a new two-part laser system with a combined output of 50 kW, capable of shooting down drones and intercepting mortar rounds in mid-flight. The ...