Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald ...

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn ...

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 ...

China is racing to field a new class of high power microwave weapons designed to blind or cripple the satellites that keep ...

The Navy sees HELIOS and other directed energy weapons as critical capabilities, but has faced persistent challenges in ...

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 ...

ISRAEL has deployed an unstoppable new weapon that can blast drones out of the sky at the speed of light. The first combat-ready Iron Beam laser interception system was released to the IDF on Sunday, ...

Israeli defence technology firm Rafael says its Iron Beam directed energy weapon has achieved operational status following ...

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 ...

Rafael plans to display its Iron Beam laser system at the 20220 AUSA annual conference. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) JERUSALEM — An Israeli defense company expects its new laser weapon will be ...