The U.S. is losing the hypersonic arms race to China—but a formidable, new weapon could change the game. When the U.S. Navy’s ...

The United States military has been trying to develop laser weapons, or directed energy ... have permitted Chinese scientists to outpace their American competitors to the point that now they ...

Left: The Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD)—a solid-state, high-energy infrared laser tested by USS Portland (LPD 27)—is shown high above the deck at the bow just ahead of the ship’s ...

A race is on in the Middle East to develop sophisticated laser weapons. Gulf states are seeking to emulate Israel's Iron Beam air defenses. Cheap drones are exposing gaps in current air defense ...

A laser weapon designed to take out drones has been delivered to the Marine Corps. The Combat Laser Weapons System, or CLaWS, is the first Defense Department-approved ground-based laser authorized ...

Northrop Grumman will advance to Phase 2 of DARPA’s Modular Efficient Laser Technology (MELT) program, fabricating a new kind of high-power tile to lower the production cost and scalability of ...

High-energy laser weapons are preferred to high-powered microwaves ... weapon would be integrated into Stryker combat vehicles by American aerospace company General Dynamics to improve anti ...