Japan has begun conducting live sea trials of a new 100-kilowatt-class laser weapon system installed aboard a military test ...

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

When the green laser encounters atoms along its path through the crystal, it gives the electrons in those atoms a bit of extra energy. In their high-energy state, those electrons can absorb blue light ...

The UK has fast-tracked deployment of its DragonFire laser weapon for the Royal Navy after trials in Scotland proved its ability to destroy fast-moving aerial threats.

The system, which has been in development since 2014, will 'fundamentally change' rules of engagement, Defense Ministry ...

The Iron Beam is the most advanced, operational laser in the world, though England, the US, and others have relatively advanced lasers. In a historic breakthrough, the IDF on Wednesday announced that ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

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