Enemy drones over the ocean could track and surveil U.S. Navy ships, designate targets for aircraft or maritime attacks, or even fire dangerous weapons themselves at surface ships. This reality is one ...

The project costing up to £100 million aims to create a high-energy laser that can track and hit moving targets in any weather. Britain is joining the laser arms race as America has already developed ...

The Pentagon announced earlier this month that it had issued a diplomatic demarche in response to multiple incidents in which Chinese personnel had directed high-power “military grade” lasers at U.S.

Remember Lazer Tag, the late 1980s fad that had kids stalking each other with toy laser guns that “killed” opponents by zapping their detector vests? It’s not just a game to the Pentagon, which is ...

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A squad of fully armed soldiers follow closely behind a Humvee armoured vehicle, cautiously advancing through the ruins of an urban battlefield. About a kilometre ahead of them in the sky, a small ...

The US, China, Israel, France, Germany and Russia have all been researching the laser weapons for some time, but the world’s military powers are ramping up their efforts. The directed-energy weapons ...