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.
Boeing Wins Contract to Develop Lasers for Drones Laser-armed drones are one step closer to becoming a reality.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...