Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Focused Energy, a fusion power startup, has signed an agreement to secure two of the world's most powerful lasers, specifically ...

Smoke rose from a drone after it was shot down by a 50-kW laser mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker vehicle. Credit: U.S. Army ...

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...

Elbit Systems' CEO has disclosed that the Israeli defense technology company is working on a helicopter-based high-power laser application, providing further detail on its efforts ...

The United Kingdom recently committed hundreds of millions of pounds to a directed-energy weapon designed to shoot down fast-moving drones, and a separate line of physics research suggests that the ...

IPG Photonics Corporation has unveiled a new line of high-power lasers based on a rack-integrated platform, designed to enhance manufacturing efficiency and reduce costs. These new lasers, showcased ...

The surge of drone use in conflicts worldwide, seen most vividly in the Ukraine and Middle East wars, will accelerate the ...

A fabricator that needs to weld thick plate in as few passes as possible often will turn to submerged arc welding (SAW), a ...

The age of laser weapons looks to have officially dawned. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems says that, for the first time in history, a high-energy laser system has been used to destroy multiple drone ...