China appears to have installed a laser directed energy weapon on one of its Type 071 amphibious assault ships, mirroring U.S. and other nations’ expanding activities in the same arena. Recent actions ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A laser gun. A Chinese firm has developed a laser gun designed for police use that can set ...

Taiwan has developed a high-energy laser cannon with the help of a foreign "friend." The vehicle-mounted weapon, code-named "Lightning Protection Project," was built by Taiwan state-owned arms ...

Saudi Arabia's high-tech gamble on Chinese laser weapons is faltering. In a bid to shield vital oil facilities and billion-dollar Patriot batteries from drone swarms, Riyadh turned to China's ...

According to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Pentagon spends around $1 billion per year developing directed energy weapons to counter threats such as drones and missiles. The agency ...

When the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford deployed for the first time in October 2022, analysts expressed concern that the $13.3 billion behemoth was dead on ...

Armies around the world are testing high-energy laser weapons to intercept targets. If successful, the weapons could change warfare, as they travel near the speed of light. China said it found a way ...

One of the most prominent weapons in modern day warfare is the drone. Small, agile, and often numerous, drones are a difficult assault to counter. Even individual ones can infiltrate areas that ...