Britain’s new DragonFire laser system can destroy drones flying at 650 km/h. Its deployment on Type‑45 destroyers by 2027 ...

The UK has fast-tracked deployment of its DragonFire laser weapon for the Royal Navy after trials in Scotland proved its ability to destroy fast-moving aerial threats.

DragonFire is the UK’s new high-power laser weapon system, intended for Royal Navy ships from 2027. Here's a straightforward guide to Britain's new laser weapon.

A Stryker carried a 50-kW laser for shooting down a range of small, fast-moving threats as part of the Army’s Directed-Energy Maneuver–Short-Range Air Defense program. Credit: Jim Kendall/U.S. Army In ...

Israeli company Rafael has created Iron Beam, a high-energy laser weapon, though lighter, more mobile versions of the technology were credited with recent drone shoot-downs. (Courtesy of Rafael ...

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 ...

Chinese scientists have developed a portable 2-kilowatt (kW) fiber laser weapon that can operate in extreme temperatures. Reportedly capable of functioning in conditions between -58°F (-50°C) and ...

nLight has reported a sharp rise in sales revenues for its latest financial quarter, as demand increases from around the world for high-power lasers to be deployed in directed energy weapons. The ...