The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

The Pentagon has selected four directed-energy counter-drone systems for an operational pilot at U.S. military installations, ...

America's Navy struggles to make its dreams of lasers at sea a reality.

The Pentagon has selected four directed-energy weapons for a year-long counter-drone pilot at five US military bases.

The technology, about 50 years in development, is moving from testing into operational use as the US Army awards a $464.8 ...

The US Department of War has selected four high-energy laser and high-powered microwave systems for operational evaluation against growing drone threats. The pilot, led by Joint Interagency Task Force ...

In less than two weeks, the high-energy laser weapon system has taken down 11 drones, coinciding with a 75% drop in drones probing the border, military officials told CBS News.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a ...

U.S. Army soldiers tested an Infantry Squad Vehicle-mounted 20 kW-class AMP-HEL laser at Fort Bliss, with the September 16, 2026 exercise placing a mobile counter-drone weapon in a training ...

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The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a new military exercise last year, the service recently revealed. But ...

On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had sent a version of its 100-kilowatt Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon to the United Arab Emirates to help Abu Dhabi fend off hundreds of missiles ...