JERUSALEM – Israel has officially conscripted its new SIGMA 155 self-propelled howitzer and Iron Beam laser system, the ...

High-power aerial defense system has successfully intercepted rockets, mortars and drones in testing, is set to be absorbed ...

Militaries spent decades trying to turn light into a weapon. In 2025, introduction of several lasers show how fast technology ...

Developed over more than a decade by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development, Iron Beam represents a new layer in ...

Israel’s Defense Ministry announcement that it had delivered the “Or Eitan” system was not framed as a routine technical update. The language of the statement, the timing of the announcement and ...

A powerful new ‘force multiplier’ for small units who can now designate targets with standoff from a rucksack-portable drone WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne ...

During its Pacific patrol last year, the USS Preble successfully shot down an unmanned aerial target using its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

The Defense Ministry says Iron Beam is now operational at scale, offering low-cost laser interception of drones, rockets, ...

Boeing and Northrop Grumman report progress in their work toward a tactical laser weapon for the Army, but don't look for it in the field anytime soon. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, ...

PowerLight Technologies has completed development and testing of a new wireless power system that uses lasers to recharge ...

Northrop Grumman strings together seven laser systems to get a single beam at 105.5 kilowatts, and thus enters into weapons-grade territory. Jon Skillings is an editorial director at CNET, where he's ...