The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has unveiled its Apollo High Energy Laser Weapon (HELW) that pumps out up to 150 kW of power yet can take out 200 medium-sized drones running on ...

Imagine a battlefield where missiles are intercepted mid-air with beams of light, drones are neutralized in seconds, and the cost of firing a weapon is measured in pennies rather than millions. This ...

The directed-energy variant of the M-SHORAD features a 50-kilowatt laser weapon system on a Stryker vehicle. (Jim Kendall/U.S. Army) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. − The U.S. Army is counting on funding in fiscal ...