USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A ...

The idea of mounting laser weapons on U.S. Air Force fighter jets has long been a futuristic dream, but reality has proven more challenging. Despite years of development, technical hurdles ...

The laser weapons that Ukraine has are an absolutely promising project, said the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky, in a commentary to ...

Ukraine is making significant strides in laser weaponry, with a major announcement expected in the coming months, according to Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of ...

The use of explosive weapons in populated areas causes immense civilian suffering during and after armed conflicts. The Political Declaration on the Protection of Civilians from the Use of ...

PARIS — Iran has substantially expanded production of highly enriched uranium since December, further increasing its stockpile of near-weapons-grade material, according to a person familiar with ...

KYIV—Without U.S. military aid, Ukraine has enough weapons to keep fighting at its current pace until the summer, current and former Western officials said. After that, Kyiv could find itself ...

The U.S. Navy is enhancing its defense capabilities by leveraging cutting-edge AI to bolster laser weapon systems (LWS) against the rising threat of uncrewed autonomous systems (UAS). Researchers at ...

The Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the USS Truman -- the aircraft carrier that had a collision with a merchant ship outside the Suez Canal last week. Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved ...

Ever since lasers were invented in 1960, defense contractors and servicemembers have dreamed of shooting things out of the sky with them. Lasers are used all the time in targeting, from the ...

After serving in World War II and as a training ship afterward, the USS Becuna was enhanced with a GUPPY 1-A conversion in 1951. The submarine carried out various peacetime missions, such as ...