The Iran war is testing the U.S. military's ability to combat Iran's drones in a cost-effective way. Emerging laser tech, ...

Taking down Iran's cheap drones is a drain on the U.S. weapons stockpile. Emerging laser technology may be a cost-effective ...

Futuristic laser weapons are now deployed with some militaries and are being demonstrated by Ukrainian startups. Industry ...

The rapid spread of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has created a major challenge ...

As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.

The LOCUST Laser Weapon System, a 20-kilowatt counter-drone weapon, conducts tests at the Military Institute of Armament Technology in Zielonka, Poland in February 2026. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via ...

Fiber-optic drones are becoming a weapon of choice for Ukraine and Russia because they are immune to traditional electronic ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story… Last month, the U.S. launched its new drone—the Low-cost Unmanned Combat ...

How the US is fighting a war without sending ground troops to Iran — and the inexpensive drones making it harder ...

The U.S. military has deployed a low-cost attack drone modeled directly on Iran’s Shahed-136, effectively copying the design ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Directed energy weapons may sound like science fiction, but systems like lasers and microwave beams are very much becoming a reality to counter threats like drones on the ...

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the next 36 months.