Taiwan has developed a high-energy laser cannon with the help of a foreign "friend." The vehicle-mounted weapon, code-named "Lightning Protection Project," was built by Taiwan state-owned arms ...

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The UK military demonstrated a “cutting-edge” new high-power laser weapon which it claims can blast drones out of the sky with ultra-high precision. The weapon, dubbed the DragonFire, passed its field ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...

China showcased dozens of new weapon types and platforms in a grand parade on Wednesday. Many of them, such as its anti-ship missiles and ICBMs, allow it to project power far from its shores. The new ...

During advanced testing, the British military used the DragonFire laser to shoot down a drone. The British military is careful with the details and specifications of the DragonFire. It is, after all, ...

The US military, one of the world’s largest developers of laser-based weapons is looking to develop technology that protects its own systems from the same weapons. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) ...

The Army has inked a contract with defense giant Lockheed Martin for a platoon's worth of what would be the U.S. military's most powerful laser weapon system to date, the company announced Tuesday.

The UK military has developed a laser weapon that could support the country’s Armed Forces with greater accuracy while reducing the reliance on high-cost ammunition has reached its next milestone.