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This Is What Laser Warfare Looks Like
Russia's response to a Ukrainian drone attack offers a glimpse at the current state of the Laser Wars.
Jun 1
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Jared Keller
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May 2026
Last Ride of the HELIOS
Lawmakers want a containerized version of the US Navy's beleaguered chief high-energy laser weapon.
May 30
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Jared Keller
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The Geography of Military Laser Weapons
Where the world's laser weapons are (that we know of)
May 29
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Jared Keller
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The US Military Wants to Demonstrate Battle-Ready Laser Weapons in 2 Years
“We now have a suite of directed energy products that go from low-end to high-end, and now we have to scale production of those.”
May 28
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Jared Keller
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A Japanese Doomsday Cult’s Secret Search for Laser Weapons
The Aum Shinrikyo sect behind the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack also undertook a years-long global quest to acquire laser technology.
May 25
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Jared Keller
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The Navy’s Long Cruise to a Laser Fleet
“Directed energy is a critical component of future naval warfare."
May 21
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Jared Keller
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The Global Laser Weapon Wave
The UAE offers vivid proof that high-energy laser weapons are proliferating faster than anyone predicted -- and the Iran war revealed a looming…
May 11
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Jared Keller
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The Air Force Is Eyeing Its Bomb-Busting Laser Weapon to Detonate Downed Drones
By the beard of Zeus!
May 6
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Jared Keller
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The Pentagon's Laser Weapon Promise — and the Problem of Keeping It
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants the US defense industrial base to build “tens to hundreds” of directed energy weapons.
May 4
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Jared Keller
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April 2026
What We Know About the US Military’s New Joint Laser Weapon System
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
Apr 27
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Jared Keller
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Why Aircraft Carriers Are the Best (and Worst) Place for Laser Weapons
High-energy laser weapons are a natural fit for large, power-rich aircraft carriers — with limits.
Apr 22
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Jared Keller
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The US Military Wants Laser-Armed Drones for Domestic Air Defense
The US Missile Defense Agency is “all in” on “bringing directed energy to the fight,” according to the agency’s director.
Apr 20
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Jared Keller
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