Meet the laser-equipped U.S. destroyers and learn why the Navy sees directed energy as a solution to expensive missile ...

The US Navy has invested heavily in the “ODIN,” an anti-drone laser—and is beginning to train its sailors on how to use it.

Lasers, microwaves and other directed-energy weapons systems will be deployed to defend against illegal drone flights around five military bases under a Pentagon pilot program announced Thursday. The ...

The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about the tech. The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer ...

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This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The cruise missile-killing high-energy laser weapon the ...

Artist’s rendering of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone disabling several attack drones with an integrated laser weapon pod. (General Atomics) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a ...

AV containerised its Locust X2 laser weapon system for maritime use during a test on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) in October 2025. (US Navy) The US Navy ...

Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD) are a popular class of sonic weapons that are deployed by law enforcement agencies, and they're now being deployed by the Philippines' defense agencies on its ...

After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...

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