Pulse #008: A Secretive Pentagon Laser Weapon Test

A defense contractor sheds light on a previously unreported high-energy laser weapon exercise.

US Army soldiers conduct night fire training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina April 24, 2026. (US Army National Guard photo)

Welcome to Pulse, a regular digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem. In this week’s edition: the US military’s secretive laser weapon test, the remaining challenges to fielding directed energy weapon at scale, American space lasers, and more.