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Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

The following is the April 7, 2026, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon ...

Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...

Military innovations in weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and technologies transferred to civilian markets where they reshaped transportation, communication, safety, and everyday life globally. You can ...

The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost ...

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...

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 ...

From combat exoskeletons to 'smart' bullets and invisibility cloaks, futuristic technology that could transform the ...

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 ...

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 ...