The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.
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Rise of military lasers in 2025: How directed weapons reshaped defense plans
As of 2025, the US, UK, Israel, Australia, and China are using laser weapons for air defense. This shows a shift in military ...
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 ...
During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...
The US Army has received two mobile, 20-kW, anti-drone laser weapon systems, marking a significant shift towards maneuverable frontline defense against drone threats.
The Defense Department’s budget for fiscal 2026 is the largest in American military history, and recently released details show that over $384 billion will go toward weapons development and ...
The delivery of the first prototype hypersonic hardware to the Army is seen in 2021. (Spc. Karleshia Gater/Army) The U.S. Army’s first unit to receive hypersonic weapons will get a battery’s worth of ...
The Army (US Army) introduced the M7 carbine and M250 squad automatic weapon in 2025 using SIG Sauer’s new 6.8x51mm ammunition. The Army replaced the Beretta M9 pistol with the SIG Sauer P320 starting ...
Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Tuesday announced that it has targeted 10 individuals ...
Audit found that from November 2024, the Pentagon maintained records for only 44%, down from 69% before the war began.
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