Laser weapons could provide Ukraine with a new way of combatting Russian drones, military experts told Business Insider.

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

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

The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...

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 ...

Prandtl hopes, perhaps optimistically, to stretch the range of its “Sound Matrix”, as employees refer to the kit, to roughly ...

The U.S. Air Force has officially employed for the first time laser-guided 70mm rockets ... hand while facing swarm or saturation attacks from enemy drones, a tactic that has already been used ...

In an air-to-air engagement, the laser designator in the LITENING pod could ... One jet could keep the target steadily lazed while the other makes its attack run. APKWS IIs are usable against drones, ...

When the laser is officially in use the Navy aims to use it blast threats from drones, fast attack craft and even short-range missiles if necessary. The first sea trials of the HELIOS laser on ...

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 ...