Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is showcasing its newly named ‘Apollo' 100 kW-class high-energy laser weapon (HELW) at the ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

The Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) prototype systems feature AV’s 20kW-class LOCUST LWS integrated on the ...

The U.S. Army has awarded a Dynetics-led industry team a potential $130M contract to build and demonstrate a 100-kilowatt-class laser weapons system. “High energy laser weapons have been a system that ...

A Dynetics-led team has been selected over Raytheon to develop a 100-kW high-energy laser weapon system for demonstration by the U.S. Army in fiscal 2022. The High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle ...

It’s being described as a breakthrough in air defense. For the first time, Israel’s high-power laser air defense system has been used in combat. The system’s maker, Rafael, and Israel’s Ministry of ...

A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will ...

NATO forces with an M270 A2 mobile rocket system near Heinu, Finland, November 2024. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) MILAN – Finland has planned a live-firing event to assess the potential of laser-guided ...

The U.S. Navy is switching its focus on directed-energy weapons from the megawatt-class free-electron laser to less-powerful solid-state lasers, announcing plans to develop and demonstrate a prototype ...

One of China’s neighbors has announced the successful testing of a powerful laser weapon to thwart drone attacks and destroy enemy surveillance sensors and antennae. The testing of the indigenously ...

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone ...

Chinese scientists have developed a portable 2-kilowatt (kW) fiber laser weapon that can operate in extreme temperatures. Reportedly capable of functioning in conditions between -58°F (-50°C) and ...