Army Closer to Arming Trucks with High-Energy Lasers The U.S. Army is closer to mounting lasers on vehicles for protection against enemy rocket, artillery and mortar fire.
US Complains After Chinese Lasers Injure 2 Air Force Pilots in Africa The U.S. charged that China aimed laser beams at U.S. pilots in Djibouti.
Air Force Special Ops Short on Funding for AC-130 Gunship Laser Sen. Martin Heinrich said at the current pace of testing, a laser weapon for the AC-130 would not be operational until 2030.
Navy Likely to Be First Service to Field Laser Weapons, Expert Says If one service has made sufficient progress to use laser weapons in its arsenal in the next few years, it's the U.S. Navy.
Raytheon's Laser Dune Buggy Set to Fry Enemy Quadcopters The funny-looking vehicle promises to give maneuver formations defense against drones.
'Drop It on Their Heads': StratCom's Launch-Phase Missile Defense Plan The nation needs directed-energy weapons to take out enemy missiles on launch, the head of StratCom says.
Navy Buys Lasers to 'Dazzle' Drones, Take Out Small Boats It's a "watershed moment" in the Navy's decades-long effort to develop laser weapons for surface warships.
Boeing Wins Contract to Develop Lasers for Drones Laser-armed drones are one step closer to becoming a reality.
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...