Trump's Missile Defense Review Calls for Space Sensors, Drone Lasers President Donald Trump called for the best cutting-edge missile defense weapons and systems at the Pentagon on Thursday.
Laser Weapons Are Future for Missile Defense, Space, Expert Says The Pentagon has just a few years to decide whether it wants to invest heavily in the new technology.
Army Closer to Arming Trucks with High-Energy Lasers The U.S. Army is closer to mounting lasers on vehicles for protection against enemy rocket, artillery and mortar fire.
US Complains After Chinese Lasers Injure 2 Air Force Pilots in Africa The U.S. charged that China aimed laser beams at U.S. pilots in Djibouti.
Air Force Special Ops Short on Funding for AC-130 Gunship Laser Sen. Martin Heinrich said at the current pace of testing, a laser weapon for the AC-130 would not be operational until 2030.
Navy Likely to Be First Service to Field Laser Weapons, Expert Says If one service has made sufficient progress to use laser weapons in its arsenal in the next few years, it's the U.S. Navy.
Raytheon's Laser Dune Buggy Set to Fry Enemy Quadcopters The funny-looking vehicle promises to give maneuver formations defense against drones.
'Drop It on Their Heads': StratCom's Launch-Phase Missile Defense Plan The nation needs directed-energy weapons to take out enemy missiles on launch, the head of StratCom says.
Navy Buys Lasers to 'Dazzle' Drones, Take Out Small Boats It's a "watershed moment" in the Navy's decades-long effort to develop laser weapons for surface warships.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...