Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...
Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the laser-armed destroyer USS Preble in Japan since October 2024. The ...
AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leading provider of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technologies, today announced the successful delivery of two Joint Light Tactical Vehicle ...
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 ...
Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a high-energy laser system capable of shooting down drones is being installed on a ...
Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.