Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet ...

As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.

The US Navy has recently selected a subsidiary of technology company Palladyne AI to ...

The United States Navy has quietly resumed live-fire testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun.

Patriot missile batteries have been the iconic air defense system in the United States’ arsenal for several decades, but ...

The U.S. Navy is channeling fresh investment into electromagnetic railgun-related testing, but the work is not happening ...

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...

The United States builds about 90 Tomahawk missiles per year—far too few to maintain its current rate of fire against Iran.

Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet. Last week, Lockheed Martin announced that a US Navy guided-missile destroyer had used ...

An expert weighs in on how American forces have defended against Iranian drone and ballistic missile attacks since the start ...

As the number of missile-equipped vessels shrinks, the Navy risks sailing into a dangerous trough, just as operational ...

Atlantic helped deliver the drone-defeating Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) to the Marine Corps, shepherding a critical breakthrough in air defense technology that significantly improves ...