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

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

Bill Sweetman spent a career prying open America's most classified aircraft programs. Now he's pointing at the F-35's next ...

DEWs will provide a cheaper alternative for the U.S. military to knock out some threats, but could they be misused?

After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...

As the United States moves toward possible military conflict with Iran, the White House and the Pentagon have been boasting about an exotic arsenal of directed-energy weapons that could signal a new ...

Inc. is republishing this story with permission. The original article first appeared in the Laser Wars newsletter, which focuses on military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The ...

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...

A beam director tracks a drone during an exercise held by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, April 4, 2024. (Cpl. Alejandro Fernandez/Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on ...

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, ...

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. For decades, the U.S. military’s dream ...