Lasers and Directed Energy

The U.S. Army is closer to mounting lasers on vehicles for protection against enemy rocket, artillery and mortar fire.

The SHiELD seeks to equip supersonic warplanes with defensive lasers mounted in external pods.

The U.S. charged that China aimed laser beams at U.S. pilots in Djibouti.

Facing increased competition from Russia and China, the Air Force is pushing to develop experimental technologies for combat.

Sen. Martin Heinrich said at the current pace of testing, a laser weapon for the AC-130 would not be operational until 2030.

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.

The funny-looking vehicle promises to give maneuver formations defense against drones.

The nation needs directed-energy weapons to take out enemy missiles on launch, the head of StratCom says.

It's a "watershed moment" in the Navy's decades-long effort to develop laser weapons for surface warships.

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Navy SEAL Remington J. Peters had completed more than 600 jumps with the Navy's elite Leap Frogs parachute team.

Sgt. Hailey Falk graduated from the 28-day combat engineer leadership course and received her Sapper tab on Dec. 7.

Many active-duty troops will see their Basic Allowance for Housing rise in their 2019 paychecks.

Lots of changes for military members and veterans are included in House amendments to legislation.

The Coast Guard says Presnar had served since 2001 as an electronics technician.