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The Global Laser Weapon Wave

The UAE offers vivid proof that high-energy laser weapons are proliferating faster than anyone predicted -- and the Iran war revealed a looming…

May 11 • Jared Keller

The Air Force Is Eyeing Its Bomb-Busting Laser Weapon to Detonate Downed Drones

By the beard of Zeus!

May 6 • Jared Keller

The Pentagon's Laser Weapon Promise — and the Problem of Keeping It

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants the US defense industrial base to build “tens to hundreds” of directed energy weapons.

May 4 • Jared Keller

What We Know About the US Military’s New Joint Laser Weapon System

The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

Apr 27 • Jared Keller

Why Aircraft Carriers Are the Best (and Worst) Place for Laser Weapons

High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers — with limits.

Apr 22 • Jared Keller

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The US Military Wants Laser-Armed Drones for Domestic Air Defense

The US Missile Defense Agency is “all in” on “bringing directed energy to the fight,” according to the agency’s director.

Apr 20 • Jared Keller

America's 'Laser Dome' Starts Here

The US military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

Apr 13 • Jared Keller

The Pentagon’s FY2027 Budget Bet on Directed Energy Weapons

The US Defense Department's fiscal year 2027 budget request could yield more than $2 billion in directed energy RDT&E funding.

Apr 8 • Jared Keller

The Case for Building a 'Laser Dome' Over Washington DC

Apr 2 • Jared Keller

The Navy Brought a ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Laser Weapon Back From the Dead

The US Navy's lone 150 kilowatt laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

Mar 30 • Jared Keller

Here’s the Status of Every Known US Military Laser Weapon

This is the current state of play for US military laser weapons.

Mar 28 • Jared Keller

The Xboxification of Laser Weapons

High-energy laser weapons and video game-style controllers are a match made in heaven – for now.

Mar 25 • Jared Keller

The Army Is Already Ditching Its Most Powerful Laser Weapon Yet

The US Army’s 300 kilowatt Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) system won't transition to a program of record.

Mar 23 • Jared Keller

Here Comes the Lasercopter

The Israeli military wants to slap a high-energy laser weapon on an attack helicopter.

Mar 19 • Jared Keller

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