Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, moving a 100 kilowatt class laser from the lab into real ocean ...

The dream of laser weapons has not materialized nearly as fast as the Pentagon once thought it would, but the Navy's top ...

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

In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not lightning, but a weapon — a high-energy laser fired from the deck of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This is HELIOS, the High ...

Scientists in the Plasma Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are building on a multi-year research effort that demonstrated the potential of an advanced laser technology that could ...

The following is the Jan. 15 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Shipbuilding: Improving Warfighter ...

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...

The US Army has conducted live-fire tests of laser weapons. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.

Following further successful trials of the UK’s DragonFire laser weapon in November last year, which took place at the ...

When people hear the term "military-grade laser," it often sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. The phrase gets thrown around a lot, especially in headlines and tech talk, but it's not always ...