Aboard U.S. Navy destroyers, laser weapons have moved from experimental demonstrations to deployment. This ...

The US Navy has invested heavily in the “ODIN,” an anti-drone laser—and is beginning to train its sailors on how to use it.

The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

The U.S. Navy is aggressively pushing to modernize its fleet with laser weapons, though officials acknowledge that a ...

The U.S. Navy recently rebooted the SSL-TM, a 150-kilowatt laser weapon aboard the USS Portland. This returned effort could signify just how valuable lasers are against the growing drone threat—and ...

The Navy will increase funding for directed energy solutions, like lasers, to reduce the cost of intercepting enemy missiles, service secretary Carlos Del Toro said Thursday—a month after he told ...

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on shipboard solid state lasers (SSLs) that the Navy is developing for surface-ship self-defense. The Navy’s proposed FY2024 budget ...

The recent attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea have highlighted a problem: launching a $2 million air defense missile to stop a $2,000 drone is a bad trade. Not just financially, but also because ...

The United States military has explored laser weapons for decades—but has chronically underinvested in them. A U.S. Navy admiral stated bluntly earlier this month that the service should be ...