The story racing around the internet says the Pentagon just launched a $627 million laser program. The reality is bigger and ...

Lockheed Martin is set to develop a tactical containerized 500 kW laser weapon system to provide combatant commanders with ...

The Pentagon is betting that containerized lasers can break the drone swarm’s economics, survive the weather, and avoid becoming another expensive test-range ghost.

DoD believes the prototypes could lead to a useful alternative to expensive missiles for intercepting drones and cruise ...

An arm of US Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and specialist firm nLIGHT Defense have been selected to lead development of ...

The War Department recently announced two agreements for directed energy weapons that could be used to target drone swarms.

The Department of Defense on Thursday awarded two companies to develop laser weapons for the United States. The Joint Laser ...

The US Department of War announced on July 9, 2026, that two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) agreements had been awarded to nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight, aimed at turning high-energy ...

The Defense Department awarded nLIGHT a potential $627 million agreement to accelerate operational joint laser weapon system ...

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power.

LIGHT (LASR) stock soared 28% after securing a $627M Pentagon laser weapons contract for cruise missile defense systems. Initial award: $44M.

German legislators have signed off on a highly anticipated collaborative combat aircraft procurement, a rapid space launch demonstration and plans to introduce a high-energy laser counter-drone ...