Goodbye to cheap drones: China unveiled a laser that burns targets out of the sky in seconds

China unveiled a portable laser that burns drones out of the sky. See how this backpack system changes short-range air ...

GA-ASI Completes Qualification Testing for UK Protector Weapons

(GA-ASI) has completed weapons testing for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft, qualifying ...
UK Defence Journal

RAF Protector cleared to carry Paveway IV and Brimstone

Weapons testing for the RAF's Protector is complete, with the Paveway IV bomb and Brimstone 3 missile qualified for the drone ...
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The US Navy warship that shot down a drone with a laser

For decades, laser weapons belonged to the world of science fiction. Today, the United States Navy is turning that vision ...
Interesting Engineering

US’ next containerized 500 kW laser weapon system could fry enemy’s powerful missiles, drones

Lockheed Martin is set to develop a tactical containerized 500 kW laser weapon system to provide combatant commanders with ...
AeroTime

Why laser weapons are finally moving from the test range to the battlefield

For decades, military laser weapons promised revolutionary capability but rarely moved beyond laboratory testing and field demonstrations. That is beginning to change. The Pentagon’s decision to award ...
AeroTime

Pentagon makes major laser weapon deals to counter drones and cruise missiles

The US Department of War announced on July 9, 2026, that two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) agreements had been awarded to nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight, aimed at turning high-energy ...
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4 declassified laser weapon tests that changed warfare

These declassified laser weapon tests show how directed-energy systems moved from theory to battlefield reality. From Lockheed Martin’s DAMOS breakthrough to airborne laser pods and non-lethal ...
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Task Force Examines Possibilities for Compact Laser Weapons on Drones at Whiteman

The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) announced on June 30 that task force leaders had visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, as part of the directed-energy counter-unmanned aircraft ...
Morningstar

Laser weapons aren't science fiction anymore - and they are flipping the math on defense stocks

Artist's conception of Lockheed Martin's Helios directed-energy laser weapon intercepting a drone attack. The economics of modern air defense are broken. Counterdrone systems are one of the ...
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China Puts a Drone-Killing Laser in a Backpack: What the Lijian Can and Cannot Do

People visit the Chinese Defense Information Equipment and Technology exhibition in Beijing on June 18, 2019. WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images China's Harbin Xinguang Optic-Electronics Technology ...
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Navy Laser Powers Remote Bases and Intercepts Drones: NRL Demo Clears Whiteout Test

A single trailer-mounted laser — already in service with the U.S. Marine Corps — wirelessly delivered electricity to a remote site across an airfield, pivoted to shoot down a simulated drone threat, ...