But focus too much on matters of geopolitics, and you can lose sight of something arguably even more profound: Laser guns are ...

Directed-energy weapons are often sold as systems that can fire forever. In practice, dwell time, heat, and the chaos of the battlefield impose strict limits on how many threats they can actually stop ...

Perhaps the most precise method of guiding munitions to a target is with a laser device, ‘painting’ the target so that munitions can lock on and follow the beam. However, in order to do this, military ...

French unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) payload maker Merio has unveiled a laser designation system small and light enough to be mounted on drones. Called the Milvus, the device uses a laser designator ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...

Success can be attributed to the simplicity of its LTD system, allowing for easier operation by clients because it can be quickly removed and replaced in the field without requiring specialized tools ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo of ...

Russia has been using a Chinese-made laser to shoot down Ukrainian drones despite persistent claims from Beijing that it is not offering military support to Moscow. New footage shows Russian troops ...