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

The Demonstrator Laser Weapon System, acting as a ground-based test surrogate for the SHiELD system, was able to engage and shoot down several air-launched missiles during tests at the High Energy ...

When people hear the phrase space weapon, they usually picture a giant laser or a missile knocking satellites out of the sky.

The Department of Defense on Thursday awarded two companies to develop laser weapons for the United States. The Joint Laser ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a warship for a ...

Two ground vehicles could define how the Pentagon fields high-energy laser weapons at scale.

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Throughout history, many of the technologies that define modern life began as military innovations. Engineers building weapons and equipment for soldiers often created tools that later found entirely ...

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