An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...

For the first time, a laser weapon system (LaWS) was successfully operated aboard a US Navy ship. A demonstration of LaWS took place in November aboard the USS Ponce while it was deployed to the ...

An AI-generated video, based on an official photograph, showing the U.S. Navy testing a directed energy weapon from a naval ship has been shared on social media as if the footage is real.

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

A handout file picture from the US Navy showing the USS Harry S Truman with F/A-18 and F-16 jets flying overhead. AFP The U.S. Navy successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for ... “We don't need to shoot a laser to test the automatic aimpoint capabilities. There are already projects — [The High Energy Laser ...

Find out about the $249 million squad aiming laser system contract the U.S. Navy awarded to Envision Technology.

The US Navy demonstrated its new HELIOS laser weapon that intercepts enemy drones, missiles, and sensors. The Pentagon’s annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report shows the ...

But the looming threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has forced the Navy to put some of its prowess into an unexpected weapon — a laser. The Navy's new Laser Weapon ...

The US Navy has unveiled its impressive new laser weapon, the HELIOS system ... director of the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, stressed the importance of adequately ...