The accidental shoot-down comes two weeks after a major airspace closure was prompted by the use of a laser weapon along the ...

The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: The Army sees the ...

When we envision the future of naval warfare, our minds often jump to sleek, stealth destroyers unleashing volleys of ...

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 US Navy’s chief has fully supported directed energy weapons (DE), declaring that the ...

Did the FAA announce an unprecedented 10-day shutdown of an international airport because of the Pentagon's experimental laser weapon?

(CNN) — The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to ...

The biggest reason for the lag in development of an operational onboard laser system for US Navy (USN) ships likely has more ...

Mortifying. The post It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon appeared first on Futurism.

This article originally appeared in Popular Science. On Sept. 15, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered a 300-kw laser to the Department of Defense. Developed for a program ...