A U.S. Navy admiral stated bluntly earlier this month that the service should be “embarrassed” by its current conditions and battle readiness. He wasn’t talking about the size of the fleet—the ...

"Laser weapon systems are a game-changer in many respects ... Simply put, most of the U.S. Navy's warships don't have the power output for a laser that could instantly destroy a missile.

with a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 By Task & Purpose Posted on May 23, 2020 The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27 ...

Summary: The UK's Royal Navy is testing DragonFire, a laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) capable of engaging targets at the ...

The U.S. Navy is arming its destroyers with a high-powered, long-range laser weapon. The High-Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-Dazzler with Surveillance (HELIOS) is now being integrated onto the ...

In this era of Pentagon belt-tightening, the Navy's bigger selling point for the dawn of "the age of the laser weapons is financial." The LaWS prototype cost just under $32 million to make ...

In 2024, seven vehicles in western China each transmitted a high-powered microwave beam that converged precisely in both time ...

DRDO's Republic Day tableau will feature a laser-based directed energy weapon, while physical systems like Pralay, Pinaka, ...

However, these advancements come with a significant price tag: the DDG (X) is estimated to cost US$4.4 billion per ship, far ...

The whistleblower alleges the Navy retaliated against her by pulling her security clearance and exposing her to a hostile ...

The Ministry of Defense plans to have this system used by the Army and the Royal Navy in air defence. Whether and when the newly developed laser weapon will be introduced for drone defense is not ...