Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, laser weapons are now becoming a reality on the modern battlefield. This video breaks down ...

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone ...

Let’s talk about lasers—not the kind from your favorite sci-fi movie, but the real, high-powered beams the U.S. Navy is working hard to bring to life on its warships. If you’ve ever imagined a ship ...

Russia’s use of drone swarms in the Ukraine war has other countries worried about their own air defenses. Lara Jakes, a ...

It’s being described as a breakthrough in air defense. For the first time, Israel’s high-power laser air defense system has been used in combat. The system’s maker, Rafael, and Israel’s Ministry of ...

The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...

A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will ...

Israel’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday said it completed the development of a powerful laser weapon that will become ...

Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at CNN ...

Israel's Ministry of Defence have announced the "full operational maturity" of its 100kW Iron Beam laser weapon system.