Newly released footage shows the UK’s Dragonfire laser weapon system taking down drones at a test range — and the Royal Navy ...

Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new ...

Beijing could easily outfit “roll-on/roll-off” civilian ships with laser weapons, pressing them into service to cross the ...

The laser aimed at an RAF aircraft by a Russian ship may have been a simple handheld pen, but far more advanced devices are ...

Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when ...

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on ...

China appears to be expanding its experimentation with directed-energy weapons at sea, after new images circulating on ...

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a ...

A Ukrainian strike on an aircraft plant in southwestern Russia appears to have destroyed a rare Russian airborne laser testbed.

During the Hebrides trials, the system intercepted drones traveling up to 650 km/h (403 mph). This was the first time the UK ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

With China and Pakistan posing new drone and missile threats, India is testing cutting-edge laser technology to safeguard its skies.