German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce naval laser weapon systems, aiming to provide the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ...

The U.S. Army is now testing a more lethal 20kW vehicle mounted LOCUST laser weapon system from AeroVironment (AV) Inc.

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and European defence contractor MBDA are set to establish a joint venture for naval ...

Born out of battlefield necessity and sharpened by constant pressure, Ukraine’s Trident laser system shows how a nation at ...

Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany are planning on establishing a joint venture for their naval laser activities in the first ...

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

Two Royal Navy ships are set to be fitted with the weapons from 2027, which offer a more cost-effective alternative to ...

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to form a joint venture in 2026 to develop naval laser weapon systems, following successful German ...

Israel has deployed its Iron Beam laser air defense system, using a 100-kW directed-energy weapon to intercept drones and ...

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have substantial technical challenges to overcome.

After a year of sea trials, the high-energy laser is moving to further land-based testing before going operational with the German Navy in 2029. It wasn't so long ago that laser weapons were exotic ...