The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

AeroVironment on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapons system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush ...

The U.S. Air Force has taken the first formal step toward equipping its newest combat rescue helicopter with laser-based ...

The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

PowerLight's wireless system could keep military drones flying indefinitely, or be adapted as a directed-energy system for ...

Since he became Rafael Advanced Defense Systems CEO in February 2024 Yoav Tourgeman has been at war. Production lines have ...

Or Eitan (Iron Beam/Laser Dome) — Israeli laser air defense system, 2025 (Photo credit: wikicommons/Spokesperson and Public Relations Division of the Ministry of ...

The Iron Beam laser air defense has not been used by Israel and is not ready for regular use during the current war, the IDF said on Thursday. The Defense Ministry in December 2025 announced that a ...

The U.S. Navy has conducted live-fire testing of a containerised laser weapon system aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H ...

China has recently unveiled a low cost mobile laser weapon that can destroy small ...

Ukraine's Defence Ministry has revealed details of the Rapid Ranger air defence system, which detects targets at up to 15 km ...