“I'm just frustrated that it's taking so long, but that's not due to lack of effort in trying,” said the commander of U.S. Navy Pacific surface warships, describing the service’s latest projects that ...

USS Portland (LPD-27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a Solid State Laser in 2020. US Navy Image ARLINGTON, Va. – The new head of Naval Surfaces Force wants to accelerate ...

The U.S. Navy warships shooting down Houthi drones and rockets in recent weeks have generally done so with guns and missiles that are far more expensive than the threats they head off. And notably ...

The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to defend American troops and US allies against enemy drones, ...

FORT SILL, Okla. — The U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, known as RCCTO, announced the successful delivery of four cutting-edge Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air ...

FORT SILL, Okla. — In the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the future of air defense, and it’s powered by lasers. Recently at Fort Sill, Soldiers conducted a live-fire ...

He called for accelerated innovation to meet future conflict requirements, which will depend on advanced ISR, AI, and human-machine collaboration. Bharti identified weapon seeker technology as a ...