Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.

A single missile interceptor can cost American taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, and once it is fired, it is gone. The ...

Despite years of promises, the latest budget shows directed energy systems are still largely confined to development and ...

Biathlon is one of the most-watched winter sports in Europe and will be one of the highlights for many fans at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. It's less popular in the United States — a rare ...

Ever since the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) was invented in 1958, science fiction has depicted them as all-powerful weapons of war. For most of the laser's history, ...

Modifications to Air Force Special Operations Command's (AFSOC) fleet of AC-130 gunships means that even if a planned August test of the new Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) system aboard an AC-130J ...

Representatives from the Purdue Applied Research Institute’s LASER PULSE program traveled to Vietnam this summer to meet with three research teams working on air or water pollution projects. Led by ...