A research team led by Chinese scientist “Crazy Li” has equipped small drones with the ability to emit powerful metal-cutting laser beams—a feat once thought impossible. The research ...

making it the first high-energy tactical laser system on a U.S. naval vessel. As drone warfare becomes more prominent, lasers like the HELIOS are becoming more important to the Navy and other ...

But the looming threat of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, has forced the Navy to put some of its prowess into an unexpected weapon — a laser. The Navy's new Laser Weapon ...

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort led by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) used AI to make laser weapons better able to ...

Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has unveiled a new way for contractors to use their drones in remote locations: the Dock 3.

Lasers might be just the ticket to do exactly that. The Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser 2.0, or MEHEL 2.0, is a US-built anti-drone laser system that has been trialed on Stryker combat ...

For example, it can melt or overheat aerial drones ... of Defense tested its DragonFire laser weapon. UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said: “This type of cutting-edge weaponry has the ...

NEWARK — A Colts Neck man has been charged with aiming a laser beam at an aircraft during the height of the drone panic in December, said acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna. James M. Pedone ...

The laser weapons shoot down flying drones by burning down engines or other electric equipment in drones with beams of light for 10 to 20 seconds, a DAPA spokesperson explained at a briefing.