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The US Military Officially Enters the Laser Wars
The Pentagon notched its first known “kill” with a high-energy laser weapon on an adversary drone at the US-Mexico border.
 • Jared Keller
The Powered Armor Fantasy
The ‘Iron Man’ suit of military planners’ dreams is a distraction from what exoskeletons can reasonably achieve on the battlefield.
 • Jared Keller
Pulse #009: Teamwork Makes the Beam Work
A laser alliance is taking shape in the Pacific.
 • Jared Keller
The Navy's Plan to Cut Its Laser Weapons in Half
The Office of Naval Research is exploring distributed laser weapons amid a service-wide focus on containerization.
 • Jared Keller
Pulse #008: A Secretive Pentagon Laser Weapon Test
A defense contractor sheds light on a previously unreported high-energy laser weapon exercise.
 • Jared Keller
The Best Fictional Laser Weapons, According to Laser Wars Readers
I asked. You answered.
 • Jared Keller
Pulse #007: Israel's Iron Beam Hits a Wall
“The main reason for the delay in full integration has not been disclosed."
 • Jared Keller

July 2026

Here’s the Status of Every Known US Military Laser Weapon
This is the current state of play for US military laser weapons.
 • Jared Keller
The Geography of Military Laser Weapons
Where the world's laser weapons are (that we know of)
 • Jared Keller
Pulse #006: The Air Force Deploys Laser Weapons Overseas
Welcome back, CLaWS.
 • Jared Keller
Why This Small Component Could Be a Big Deal For Finally Fielding Laser Weapons
A new system from Attalon effectively transforms exquisite laser amplifiers into line-replaceable units.
 • Jared Keller
The Slow Rise of America’s Laser Dome
The US Coast Guard and National Nuclear Security Administration are the latest federal agencies to explore directed energy weapons for domestic drone…
 • Jared Keller
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