The news comes after a U.S. destroyer, which has a high-energy laser weapon, deployed to Japan in October 2024.

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed “Helios” — from one of its ...

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not a natural phenomenon, but a weapon — a ...

Low-cost drones have been used as cheap and effective weapons in conflicts like Ukraine. The US is rapidly developing its own ...

A FUTURISTIC drone-destroying laser has been seen firing from a US Navy warship in an incredible declassified image. The ...

Impact Link Ukraine is testing laser weapons to target Russian drones ... was being developed to counter Russian aerial drone or UAV attacks, specifically those using Iranian-supplied long-range ...

A report from the Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation included an undated photo showing a streak of white ...

A statement from the ministry mentioned both kinetic shootdowns and using counter-drones against attack drones.

The drone-zapping laser weapons the South Korean military ... in December – prompting Seoul to scramble fighter jets and attack helicopters, and try to shoot them down, in the first such ...

It obliterates targets — including drones, fast-attack craft and missiles — by melting or overheating them. In addition to being used as a destructive laser, the weapon can act as an optical ...

Ukraine is testing laser weapons for use against Russian targets, a Ukrainian commander said. Vadym Sukharevskyi told RFE/RL that laser weapons are now hitting targets at "certain altitude." Lasers ...