Giordano said there is evidence that DEWs, which can be mounted in backpacks or vehicles, have been used domestically.

Germany has taken another major step toward integrating directed-energy weapons into its naval forces.

DoD believes the prototypes could lead to a useful alternative to expensive missiles for intercepting drones and cruise ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has selected laser technology company nLIGHT to help develop ...

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

The live firing highlighted the Defense Department’s growing interest in weapons that can disable targets with beams of energy rather than bullets or missiles. This article is republished with ...

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Lockheed Martin Aculight and nLIGHT Defense primarily manufacture solid-state lasers (SSL) for military purposes. SSLs are ...

An arm of US Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and specialist firm nLIGHT Defense have been selected to lead development of ...

China’s new backpack-sized "Lijian" laser can burn through drones in seconds. Is this the future of portable air defense?

Officials say the reported drones pose no threat to public safety or national security. In many instances, authorities said, the drones have been mistakenly identified: They were manned aircraft, ...

Future air defenses will run on electricity as much as missiles—and China dominates many of the materials that make that possible. DEWs do not eliminate dependence on industrial supply chains. Rather, ...