The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

For decades, many of the most advanced military weapons were developed in complete secrecy.

The emergence of plasma-based directed-energy weapon systems necessitates a reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Plasma ...

The concept of using light as a weapon dates back over 2,000 years to ancient Greece, where commander Hippocrates used polished mirrors to set Roman ships ablaze. For a long time, laser weapons were ...

Many military weapons failed not due to poor design but because they required ideal conditions war rarely provides. Systems dependent on clear weather, secure logistics, uncontested access and ...