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August 2025

Laser Weapon Spotted Near US-Mexico Border
A US Army vehicle sporting a laser turret was photographed training with soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border.
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Jared Keller
Israel Is Forging Ahead With an Airborne 'Iron Beam’
While the US retreats from its airborne laser weapon ambitions, Israel is taking directed energy to the skies.
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Jared Keller
Who Is the Mystery Buyer Behind NATO’s Newest Laser Weapon?
A "European NATO customer" has signed the world’s first export deal for a high-energy laser weapon. But which one?
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What We Know About the Army’s New Enduring High Energy Laser Weapon
The new E-HEL effort signals a shift from experimental prototypes to field-ready firepower.
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The Second Life of the Pentagon’s Magic Bullet
The US military's Hypervelocity Projectile is steadily inching towards combat.
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July 2025

Trump’s CNO Nominee Wants to Make Naval Laser Weapons Great Again
“If confirmed, I will make that a priority.”
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Turkey Has a Laser Tank
It isn't the "world's first," though.
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The Air Force Is Giving Up on Airborne Laser Weapons (For Now)
The service's airborne laser ambitions have hit turbulence.
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Jared Keller
The Secret Laser Weapon the UK Deployed During the Falklands War
The Royal Navy sent a laser weapon to the South Atlantic during the 1982 conflict between the UK and Argentina.
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Jared Keller
The Return of ‘Star Wars': The Pentagon Is Eyeing Space Lasers for Missile Defense
The American dream of an orbital directed energy weapons is alive and well.
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The Royal Navy’s 'DragonFire' Laser Weapon Downs 30 Drones in Trial
The UK’s 50 kilowatt laser weapon system is inching closer to deployment amid rising investment in directed energy.
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