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The Laser Weapon System, or LaWS, is seen here temporarily installed aboard the USS Dewey in San Diego, California.

Central Command’s Kurilla eyes drone-countering lasers for Middle East

At least 31 directed-energy initiatives are underway across the U.S. Department of Defense. Some are more mature than others.

By Colin Demarest

7 weeks ago

Lasers could replace sailors in peeling old paint off ships

Sailors could soon be replaced by lasers in removing old paint from Navy ships.

By Sarah Sicard

4 years ago

Griffin ‘extremely skeptical’ of airborne lasers for missile defense

"I’m extremely skeptical that we can put a large laser on an aircraft and use it to shoot down an adversary missile, even from fairly close," says Mike Griffin.

By Aaron Mehta

4 years ago

Nobel laureate wants to kill off killer robots

In mid-November the parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons will begin meeting in Geneva and they could start talks over limiting lethal artificial intelligence devices.

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Here’s when the Army wants 50kW lasers on Strykers

Program demos three years ago were at the 2kW level. Since then 5kw lasers have been experimented with in Europe.

5 years ago

Pentagon scientists are making talking plasma laser balls for use as non-lethal weapons

Sounds can now move through the laser frequencies, and developers expect a usable weapon in the next five years.

5 years ago