The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...
Born out of battlefield necessity and sharpened by constant pressure, Ukraine’s Trident laser system shows how a nation at war can compress decades of weapons development into months and put cutting ...
Inspired by science fiction but grounded in modern engineering, we examine how a new generation of laser-based air defense is ...
The “directed energy weapons” have been hailed as an 'exciting' technology that could help shield the UK from emerging threats.
The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of ...
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China's Norinco sent its OW5-A50 counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (C-UAV) laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) to a local ...
Modern warfare is associated with military drones. They are useful for scouting areas on reconnaissance missions and are used in attack operations, carrying their own weapons on board. They work solo ...
The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...
Laser Communications could reshape military space networks as research shows adaptable laser links nearing use.