The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...
The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...
Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, moving a 100 kilowatt class laser from the lab into real ocean ...
Modern warships are increasingly exposed to short-range aerial threats that traditional defenses struggle to counter ...
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Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...
Beijing could easily outfit “roll-on/roll-off” civilian ships with laser weapons, pressing them into service to cross the Taiwan Strait in the early hours of an invasion. New images circulating on ...