Laser-guided weapon reaches full service after successful sea trials Royal Navy helicopters will soon carry drone-busting ...

The advancement of technology has significantly transformed naval warfare, with laser weapons becoming a critical component of modern naval defense systems. These high-energy lasers offer precision ...

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. See SWNS ...

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 ...

The U.S. Navy is switching its focus on directed-energy weapons from the megawatt-class free-electron laser to less-powerful solid-state lasers, announcing plans to develop and demonstrate a prototype ...

The U.S. Navy may be moving at sub-light speed in developing a ship-board laser weapon, but service officials say they remain more committed than ever to the effort even though there still is no ...

The U.S. Navy unveiled a photo of a warship's high-powered laser weapon in an annual report released last month. The image published in the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation's 2024 ...

Later this year, the U.S. Navy is sending laser weapons to war. The Navy will soon be introducing a paradigm-changing weapons system that will allow warships to incinerate enemy drones,... Here’s What ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High-Energy ...

The US Navy has been pursuing solid-state laser weapons capable of setting other vessels on fire for years, but now one is almost ready to actually be put out to sea. The Office of Naval Research (ONR ...