The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

A new Israeli laser weapon has entered active service, highlighting how drone warfare is forcing a rethink of traditional air ...

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves, these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...

Born out of battlefield necessity and sharpened by constant pressure, Ukraine’s Trident laser system shows how a nation at ...

Since a Hamas offensive took Israeli forces by surprise on October 7, footage has been circulating online that appears to show incoming rockets or mortars being shot down by an Israeli air defense ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.

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 ...

The US Army is now mounting defense contractor AeroVironment's second-generation Locust Laser Weapon System on some of its vehicles. The advanced system marks a shift from ...

An Oct. 15 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows three flashes of light illuminating the night sky. Each flash appears to emit from a projectile exploding in mid-air. “Breaking: Israel ...

Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, installing a massive high-energy laser on a dedicated test ship and beginning live trials at sea. The system, rated at 100-kilowatt power, is ...