Pulse #005: Here Comes Israel's Space Laser

"No country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability.”

The sodium laser guide star projects into the night sky from the Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope, a 3.6-meter telescope, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex atop Haleakalā, Hawaii on June 9, 2026. (US Space Force photo)

Welcome to Pulse, a regular digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem. In this week’s edition: Israel’s spaceborne laser ambitions, the UK ramps up directed energy funding, the Netherlands takes a two-track approach to laser weapons, and more.