The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace.

Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a new military exercise last year, the service recently revealed. But ...

A mysterious weapon hovering across the battlefields of Ukraine has torn back the curtain on the new era of modern warfare.

The Defence Secretary has ordered an investigation after The Telegraph revealed that the British Army was using Chinese 3D ...

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China has developed a new microwave weapon that could potentially shut down thousands of satellites in the Earth's low orbit ...

This article surveys 30 weapons that transformed warfare over the past century, from the AK-47 and M16 rifles to modern systems like the F-22 Raptor, MQ-9 Reaper, and hypersonic weapons, each ...

The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...