Japan has quietly crossed a threshold that military planners have talked about for decades: it is now firing a shipboard ...

Japan has deployed a system that fires laser beams with 100 kilowatts of energy — powerful enough to disable small drones. It was installed on board a 6,200-ton (6.3 million kg) warship.

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...

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 ...

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TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2025 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (AERG), a company engaged in the development of advanced optical technologies and pulsed laser systems, has announced that it ...

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 ...

Ukraine is testing laser weapons for use against Russian targets, a Ukrainian commander said. Vadym Sukharevskyi told RFE/RL that laser weapons are now hitting targets at "certain altitude." Lasers ...

An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo of ...