The U.S. Navy has successfully tested its new laser weapon system, HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance), aboard the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

The U.S. Navy unveiled a photo of a warship's high-powered laser weapon in an annual report ... Evaluation's 2024 report shows the High Energy Laser on USS Preble being tested on a drone target ...

The Iron Dome has a success rate of about 90 percent against incoming rockets. Iron Beam will attempt to close the remaining gap.

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 ...

What just happened? Israel says it has become the first country to use a laser-based defense system in a combat setting. The Israel Defense Forces announced that the technology was used against ...

Even the use of laser weapons in combat isn't entirely new. The first laser weapons were deployed by the Royal Navy during the Falklands War in 1982, though these were what is known as dazzler lasers.

Israel has become the first country in the world to use laser weapons to shoot down enemy drones during the ongoing war in Gaza. The Israeli Air Force's Aerial Defense Array used the prototype ...

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 ...

(Bloomberg) — Israel has deployed laser weapons during its ongoing war to deflect “scores” of aerial attacks, including from drones, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. This is the ...

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 ...

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...

They added: The deployed laser systems are part of Rafael’s portfolio of directed energy weapon systems, and complement the more powerful Iron Beam system, which is expected to be delivered to ...