The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force has chosen five U.S. sites to pilot directed energy weapons later this year, aiming to accelerate their deployment for homeland defense. The program will assess ...

After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. This funding, if approved, would not just mark a major increase ...

If you are looking for concrete ways to identify invisible threats, this guide breaks down the exact scientific, environmental, and medical methods used to detect directed energy weapon (DEW) attacks.

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. For decades, the U.S. military’s dream ...