The exercise, spearheaded by the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in partnership with the U.S. Army’s Rapid ...

Laser weapon for killing mosquitoes. While using lasers to kill mosquitoes might sound too futuristic or a bit of overkill, ...

Turkey’s leading defense firm, Aselsan, has completed live-fire trials of its YILDIRIM-100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure ...

As cheap unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly challenging existing air defence systems, laser weapons might have an important role to play. They are well suited for anti-drone ...

Israel's military is the first to use laser weapons to shoot down drones in war. The systems were prototypes and are being integrated into the country's air defenses. Videos and photos show the ...

The United Kingdom has also been developing its own laser-based defense system. Last year, the U.K. successfully tested its own high-powered laser weapon, DragonFire, against aerial targets.

US News US Navy fires its high-powered laser weapon that could obliterate warships and drones, incredible photo shows By Emily Crane Published Feb. 4, 2025, 9:45 a.m. ET ...

Laser Weapons in Service The first known operational deployment of a laser weapon began in 2014 on board the USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) while deployed to the Persian Gulf.

Raytheon's High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) was mounted on a Wolfhound and used to engage flying targets at a range of up to 3,300 ft (1,000 m).

Britain has successfully fired a laser weapon from an army combat vehicle for the first time, the UK government announced today. During trials, the system “neutralised” targets at distances in ...

U.S. soldiers are not entirely sold on a new mobile laser weapon. DE M-SHORADS is a 50 kilowatt air defense laser mounted on a Stryker infantry vehicle.

The weapon, known as the Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) and developed by the American defense contractor BlueHalo based on the company’s 20-kilowatt Locust Laser Weapon System, first ...