Let’s talk about lasers—not the kind from your favorite sci-fi movie, but the real, high-powered beams the U.S. Navy is ...

The main problem is obtaining a sufficient burn of laser beam-created heat at longer ranges to do enough damage to bring down or destroy the incoming drone or warhead. Israel believes Light Shield has ...

The ship is the first Zumwalt class to visit Yokosuka since USS Zumwalt’s 2022 visit, which was the first ever port call for the class in the Western ...

When is a laser weapon not a weapon? When it's the ASELSAN YILDIRIM 100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System that ...

The United States Navy has taken a revolutionary step in defense technology by integrating high-power laser weapons onto its aircraft carriers, shaking the world of modern military warfare. While ...

The US Navy SEALs are among the most elite Special Forces units in the world, and it comes as no surprise that their choice of firearms reflects their expertise in the field. These soldiers choose ...

The U.S. Navy has performed a jaw-dropping LASER weapon test. Amphibious transport dock ship, USS Portland, conducted the high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of ...

For more information about congressional concern over weapons inventories, please see Pentagon Budget 2026: US senators and naval leaders note need for ship-work and munition-production improvements .

The service is evaluating the manportable weapon as an important counter measure against unmanned aerial vehicles. This summer, the U.S. Marine Corps accepted delivery of five compact laser weapon ...

The Marine Corps is turning the Navy’s amphibious assault ships into small and agile carriers loaded with F-35B Lightning II aircraft.

End and Beginning -- Technical Decisions of High Consequence -- Preparations -- Bitter Spring -- Turning Tide -- Southern Squadrons -- Mediterranean Squadron -- Pacific Coast Operations and Atlantic ...