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 ...
New Atlas

US military commits millions to 500-kW super laser weapon

It looks like laser weapons are going to get a major power-up. The US government has awarded contracts worth US$86 million to ...
Dark Footage Official on MSN

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

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 ...

China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns

The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter ...
Dark Tech Official on MSN

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 ...
FOX5 Las Vegas

Nevada Test Site shaped U.S. nuclear history, Southern Nevada’s growth

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, one chapter of American history was written in the Nevada desert, where the Nevada Test Site became the center of the country’s nuclear ...
Military Times

The US military wants a fleet of laser trucks. Here’s what they might look like.

A U.S. Army M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle equipped with a BlueHalo LOCUST Laser Weapon System, April 2025. (U.S. Army) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about ...
AFCEA

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 ...
CNBC

Europe’s defense boom faces a new test: Can it actually deliver weapons?

Europe’s rearmament push is moving from spending pledges to execution. Investors are questioning whether defense valuations have outrun production capacity. NATO leaders are due to review progress and ...
Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court to hear Cook County assault weapons ban case, potentially setting up test for Illinois gun law

The U.S. Supreme Court indicated Tuesday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in Connecticut, a precursor to what ...