The U.S. military has tested for the first time a laser weapon as fast as the speed of light, capable of melting missiles, drones, or any other airborne threat.

The HELIOS system, developed by Lockheed Martin, uses more than 60 kilowatts of directed energy—enough to power 60 homes. The ...

The name is a sly clue indicating his multi-faceted goal of deploying a "state of the art" missile defense covering the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.

An incredible photo showing the US Navy firing off a drone-destroying laser weapon - called HELIOS - from one of its warships ...

For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

The executive order explicitly notes that the policy aims to achieve what was left unfinished by Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative that critics dubbed Star Wars.

Former President Joe Biden’s preemptive pardon of former Joint Chiefs Chairman retired Gen. Mark Milley was intended to shield the barrel-chested former Green Beret from “retribution” from President ...

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have acquired improvised military ... drones and then drop them on the chosen target. Explosive-laden commercial drones have been widely used by fighters ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Cold War fever dream of Star Wars lives on and may still one day become closer to reality. Space-based anti-missile laser weapons calls many military ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the development of an "Iron Dome" defense system to shield the United States from an ...