Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy has forward-deployed the laser-armed destroyer USS Preble in Japan since October 2024. The ...

As Russia intensifies drone and missile strikes, Ukraine has unveiled a domestically built laser air-defense system called ...

Japan is moving closer to deploying directed-energy weapons at sea, as a Japanese defense agency has confirmed that a ...

Japan has taken a major step toward fielding directed-energy weapons, moving ahead with sea-based trials of its new ...

Israel is preparing to deploy the world’s first operational laser defense system, the Iron Beam. Learn how this breakthrough weapon can shoot down drones and rockets at ultra-low cost after successful ...

On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS ...

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 ...

Amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) transits the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 13, with a Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mark 2 MOD 0 on board. See SWNS ...

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 ...

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 system ...

A new Australian-made satellite killing laser is threatening to change the nature of warfare ahead of China’s potential ...