The dream of laser weapons has not materialized nearly as fast as the Pentagon once thought it would, but the Navy's top ...
Japan has quietly crossed a threshold in naval warfare, moving a 100 kilowatt class laser from the lab into real ocean ...
The following is the Jan. 15 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Shipbuilding: Improving Warfighter ...
In the vast expanse of the ocean, a streak of white light pierces the sky. It’s not lightning, but a weapon — a high-energy laser fired from the deck of a U.S. Navy destroyer. This is HELIOS, the High ...
Scientists in the Plasma Division at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are building on a multi-year research effort that demonstrated the potential of an advanced laser technology that could ...
The Navy doesn’t have a clear plan for replacing the capabilities of an aging destroyer used to test the effectiveness of ...
When people hear the term "military-grade laser," it often sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie. The phrase gets thrown around a lot, especially in headlines and tech talk, but it's not always ...