The US southern border has become a sandbox for troops testing how to use counter-drone weapons and systems.

The event will be structured such that a promising demonstration could result "in a purchase order that allows us to start building the production lines to get these systems into the field,” said Army ...

The Pentagon task force combating the unmanned aerial system (UAS) threat is launching a new directed energy (DE) pilot ...

RENO, Nevada—The U.S. Navy’s top officer is calling for a major push to field high-power directed energy weapons on the service’s ships in a real way to broaden self-protection of the fleet. Chief of ...

US & Canada, April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, the Global Directed Energy Weapons Market is observing significant growth owing to ...

Facing a growing drone threat, the Pentagon is poised to sign a first-of-its-kind contract for “Enduring High Energy Lasers”—and make directed energy weapons an official part of the Army’s kit.

Dublin, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Directed Energy Weapons Market Report 2025" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The directed energy weapons market is experiencing ...

Military planners spent years treating high-energy lasers as a science project. In 2025, that changed, as directed-energy systems moved from test ranges into real air defense networks and forced ...

The 50kW-class Directed-Energy Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense system. Credit: U.S. Army The Pentagon is looking for more compact directed-energy systems to apply the technology more widely, ...

The two countries’ cooperation on “directed energy weapons” is notable because it has taken place without much input or guidance from the United States. Australia and Japan have successfully ...

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