The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

The system, known as Iron Beam, completed operational testing in September and will become the world’s first combat-ready laser interceptor. The 100-kilowatt system is designed to destroy targets ...

London accelerates its laser weapons program after successful tests in Scotland prove a new high-energy system can strike ...

American defense contractor AeroVironment is giving the Puma Long Endurance (LE) hand-launched drone the ability to fly in ...

There are many jobs in the United States Army that are dangerous — it's the military, after all. Still, there are a few jobs or tasks that are considerably more dangerous than others. In the Navy, ...

Britain's DragonFire laser weapon upped the ante on November 20 at the Ministry of Defence's Hebrides Range in Scotland when the high-powered, solid-state laser for the Royal Navy shot down drones ...

The Army is giving the AH-64E Apache a new mission, transforming the iconic gunship into a fast-moving drone killer designed ...

Israel unveiled the Iron Beam laser defense system that intercepts missiles and drones at the speed of light for just $3 per ...

Turkey's indigenous Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), the Bayraktar Akinci, demonstrated new precision-strike ...

A US drone maker demonstrated using its drone with lasers to guide an F-35's munitions. PDW said using its C100, which can fit in a backpack, keeps soldiers and aircraft safer. Using the drone means ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to deliver 300,000 cheap, lightweight drones to U.S. service members over the next several years.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio was forced to briefly close its airspace over the weekend after drones were spotted ...