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

Drone swarms can quickly overwhelm defenses and are difficult to combat effectively, but China's new microwave system could ...

The US Navy (USN) is investing heavily in laser weapons to enhance the lethality and protection of its in-service and future ...

By Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australia's Electro Optic Systems opened a production centre in Singapore on Friday to function as its Asian hub for making, integration and testing of ...

Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet.

Britain and Germany have also been trialing similar systems.

A sci-fi staple for decades, laser weapons are finally becoming reality in the US military, albeit with capabilities a little less dramatic than at the movies. Lightsabers -- the favored weapon of the ...

This article originally appeared in Popular Science. On Sept. 15, defense giant Lockheed Martin announced that it had delivered a 300-kw laser to the Department of Defense. Developed for a program ...

“Ukraine has laser weaponry called ‘Trident’…the fifth country able to claim possession of a laser weapon. Currently, we can use this laser to shoot down aircraft at altitudes exceeding two kilometers ...