The DragonFire laser directed-energy weapon achieved the U.K.’s first high-power firing of the weapon type against an aerial target. (Photo provided/British Defence Ministry) (THE CONVERSATION) ...

Australian defense company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has recently unveiled the world’s most affordable high-energy laser ...

New York fiber laser expert Ji Wang is convicted of economic espionage for stealing U.S. military secrets to benefit China.

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 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 ...

Earlier this summer, Israel made military history. Not with a missile, bomb or bullet — but with a beam of light. In a first for modern warfare, the Israel Defense Forces successfully intercepted ...

High-power semiconductor laser diodes represent a critical technology underpinning modern industrial, medical, and telecommunications applications. These devices convert electrical energy into ...

A man from Steuben County has been convicted by a federal jury of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets in connection ...

A demonstrator laser weapon, which can fry enemy drones, has been delivered to Germany. The weapon is expected to be deployed ...

A team at the University of Stuttgart has engineered a compact short-pulse laser that achieves up to 80% efficiency—far surpassing current models. Their new multipass design reuses light within a ...

Lasers that emit extremely short light pulses are highly precise and are used in manufacturing, medical applications, and ...