The United States military is pushing its directed energy weapons toward a tenfold increase in power, moving from systems ...

The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

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Governments kept advanced military weapons secret for decades to maintain strategic advantages over rivals, with technologies like stealth aircraft, hypersonic systems, and nuclear weapons eventually ...

Across decades of conflict, only a select group of weapons proved so reliable and adaptable that they remained in service long after their expected lifespan. These systems survived shifting ...

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The military’s directed-energy push still depends heavily on yesterday’s hardware. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a ...

From intelligence to research and grant applications, artificial intelligence is playing a bigger role in government and ...

Senior defense officials told The Wall Street Journal that the autonomous attack drones have been used in strikes against ...