It looks like a prop from a science fiction film, maybe something Han Solo would use in a galaxy far, far away. But the HELMA-LP laser rifle is a very real and operational weapon. It doesn’t fire ...

The U.S. Navy just signed a contract for a new portable laser weapon system. Known as C-UAS HELWS, the service will use the weapon to target drones. Thanks to new technology, lasers are getting ...

Scientists in China have developed a prototype laser assault rifle reminiscent in size of an AK-47. This groundbreaking advancement is identified as the ZKZM-500, marking a significant leap in ...

Today we break down the US Navy’s Laser Weapon System (LaWS)—a real, deployed directed-energy weapon designed to fry sensors, ...

The U.S. Navy could soon have a real-life ray gun laser weapon. As of the moment, the United States only has one weapon similar to a ray gun. This is the current lower-energy laser system called Zeus, ...

Key point: No one has been able to make a real, functioning and practical laser rifle yet. It turns out China’s propaganda is just that. Stephen Chen caused a minor media sensation on July 1, 2018 ...

Taiwan has developed a high-energy laser cannon with the help of a foreign "friend." The vehicle-mounted weapon, code-named "Lightning Protection Project," was built by Taiwan state-owned arms ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Tactically, an anti-material laser rifle would interest special forces operators because they are silent, invisible and can be fired through windows, thus offering ...

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A video showing streaks of light colliding in the night sky is recorded footage from the video game Arma 3, contrary to claims online that it shows Israel’s laser-based air defence system "Iron Beam" ...