Once a concept reserved for science fiction, laser weapons are now on the brink of transforming modern warfare with their speed, precision, and ability to strike without relying on traditional ...

The US Navy's fiscal year 2023 budget supports execution of at-sea testing following the successful completion and installation of Mk 5 Mod 0 High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and ...

Ever since the 1960s, the U.S. Navy has been developing a wide array of impressive laser weapons. In May 2020, the USS Portland showed off one of the most powerful yet. The Technology Maturation Laser ...

The Navy has been working for over a decade on various efforts to equip warships with laser weapons that can confuse or destroy enemy systems. And while the service still doesn't have a ship laser ...

A U.S. Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said in a statement Friday. Images and videos provided by the ...

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed Helios — from one of its warships. The undated image, which was published in the US Center for ...

USS Portland (LPD-27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target on Dec. 14, 2021 while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. US Marine Corps Photo The April ...

USS Portland has been outfitted with a Laser Weapon System Demonstrator. (US Navy) US Navy (USN) Secretary Carlos Del Toro highlighted milestones and development of surface ship combat systems ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A guided-missile destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser joined the U.S. 7th Fleet over the weekend to begin testing the weapon’s effectiveness at sea. Sailors in ...

Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the ...