The Navy Has Installed the First Drone-Stopping Laser on a Destroyer The system was installed aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Dewey in November, but not announced until this week.
50-Kilowatt Laser Will Be a 'Game-Changer,' Company Says The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as early as 2021.
Air Force Getting Ready to Deploy a Drone-Killing Laser and Phaser The Air Force is preparing to send vehicle-borne laser drone-killers overseas in just a few months.
Lasers That Take Out Drones and Small Boats Could Be Mounted On More Navy Ships Navy warship is getting a laser five times stronger than the one the service has tested in the past.
Pentagon Halts Work on Directed-Energy Beam to Stop Enemy Missiles The Pentagon is shelving a directed-energy program it was hoping to use in space to destroy enemy ICBMs.
Army Eyeing Navy's High-Powered Laser to Fight Enemy Drone Swarms Army officials are getting help from the Navy to make the service's High Energy Laser program more than twice as powerful.
USS Preble to Be First Destroyer Equipped with Laser Defense System The USS Preble will be the first destroyer to be equipped with a high-energy laser to counter surface craft and drones.
The Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun May Soon See Testing on a Warship The Navy finally plans on testing its much-hyped electromagnetic railgun on a surface warship in a major milestone.
Putin Hails New Russian Laser Weapons Putin specifically mentioned the Peresvet, the military's first laser weapon that entered service last fall.
Army Works to Slim Down Powerful New Laser Defense System The powerful new High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator is currently too big to deploy.
Why Military Veterans and Law Enforcement Joined the Capitol Insurrection The deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 attracted a variety of far-right extremists who shared a devotion to Trump.
FBI Searches for Armored Military Vehicle in California The Humvee was stolen from a National Guard Armory in a Los Angeles suburb.
DoD Cancels Plans to Let Thousands of Civilian Employees Shop at Exchange The proposal to expand military exchange shopping privileges had been expected to be finalized in late 2020.
After Years of Fighting, the Military Has Started Phasing Out 'Widow’s Tax' Many survivors will see at least $400 more in their Feb. 1 annuity payments.
After Training Changes, Air Force SERE School Sees Near-Historic Low Attrition Typically, about half of each class washes out during the final apprentice course because of its demanding nature.
