The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce naval laser weapon systems, aiming to provide the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ...

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have ...

The US Army is now mounting defense contractor AeroVironment's second-generation Locust Laser Weapon System on some of its ...

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany are planning on establishing a joint venture for their naval laser activities in the first ...

During its Pacific patrol last year, the USS Preble successfully shot down an unmanned aerial target using its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.

The U.S. Army has begun testing an upgraded version of a vehicle-mounted laser weapon designed to combat the growing danger ...

The DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) system has achieved the UK’s first high-power firing of a laser weapon against aerial targets during a trial at the MOD Hebrides Range. The latest ...

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to form a joint venture in 2026 to develop naval laser weapon systems, following successful German ...