An incredible image buried deep in an annual military report released last month shows the U.S. Navy test-firing a high-powered laser weapon at a drone target from one of its warships. The photo ...

A jaw-dropping new photo shows the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon — dubbed Helios — from one of its warships. The undated image, which was published in the US Center for ...

Laser weapons like this could be commonly deployed by 2020 (Photo: US Navy/John F. Williams) 7 / 10 The laser weapon is effective against small targets (Photo: US Navy/John F. Williams) ...

Earlier in the year, the US Navy deployed its first combat-ready laser weapon system in the Persian Gulf -- and now, after some field testing, we have a glorious video of the laser being used to ...

A sustained flash of light produces fire, and then wreckage. This month, the US Navy continued its tests of a laser weapon from the deck of the USS Portland, destroying a target floating on the ...

The U.S. Navy's recent demonstration of its new laser weapon, designed to blast enemy drones out of the sky, proves that these systems no longer solely exist in the world of science fiction.

The laser aboard the Preble accomplished this, so with further testing, it's possible that the Navy's current close-in weapons system will be swapped out for tactical lasers, or at least be ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...

The development of laser weapon systems offers a potential ... systems (UAS), it hasn’t been for lack of trying. United States Navy destroyers have shot down dozens of inbound kamikaze drones ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known ... published this month in the US Center for Countermeasures’ annual report, shows warfighting laser technology being test ...