The U.S. Navy successfully conducted a demonstration with the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) aboard Afloat Forward Staging Base ...

Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when ...

One of the recent Aegis enhancements is the ability to direct the use of laser weapons against aircraft, missiles, drones or small boats. American naval weapons development officials are considering ...

During the Hebrides trials, the system intercepted drones traveling up to 650 km/h (403 mph). This was the first time the UK ...

Costs a tenner a shot instead of £1M per anti-aircraft missile Britain's Royal Navy ships will be fitted with the DragonFire ...

The UK Royal Navy recently confirmed that the DragonFire laser has achieved a significant new milestone, targeting and ...

The U.S. Navy is switching its focus on directed-energy weapons from the megawatt-class free-electron laser to less-powerful solid-state lasers, announcing plans to develop and demonstrate a prototype ...

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...

The United Kingdom’s high-powered laser weapon is said to be capable of shooting down drones travelling as fast as 650 ...

On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS ...

Following the successful completion of a one-year trial phase at sea, defense contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA, in Germany, have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German Navy to the Laser ...