When U.S. Navy leaders declared that “the dream of a laser on every ship can become a real one” earlier this year, they apparently had one particular ship in mind. The laser weapon “tracked, engaged, ...

The US Navy has tested the LOCUST laser weapon system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, successfully neutralizing multiple drones in a live-fire demonstration. The trial comes as the carrier operates ...

AeroVironment on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapons system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush ...

A single missile interceptor can cost American taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, and once it is fired, it is gone. The ...

China has recently unveiled a low cost mobile laser weapon that can destroy small ...

The U.S. military is laying the foundation for deploying high-energy laser weapons for domestic air defense.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of JIATF-401 and the FAA with the AMP-HEL system, March 7, 2026. (U.S. Air Force) Editor’s note: This story originally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist rendering of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser. (Lockheed Martin) Editor’s note: This story ...

The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...

AeroVironment, Inc. announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October 2025 ...