The Pentagon plans to install directed-energy weapons, including high-powered lasers and microwave systems, at five U.S.

A new pilot program will install “high-energy lasers and high-powered microwave systems” at major bases around the U.S.

A single Stinger missile costs roughly $400,000. A Patriot interceptor runs closer to $4 million. The small drones they are ...

Our species' way of conducting warfare is largely based on kinetic energy. What that means is that most of our weapons are centered around projectiles traveling fast to hit their targets. That's the ...

The US Navy and US Air Force have tapped Raytheon to design, build and test two high-power microwave antenna systems. These will be used in field-grade directed energy weapons to counter aerial drones ...

China claims its new microwave weapon is more powerful than its US equivalent and capable of shooting down drone swarms from 3km away. The announcement comes at a time of reputational damage for ...

China has revealed what it claims to be the world's inaugural microwave weapon cooled by a Stirling engine. This innovative high-power microwave (HPM) weapon, reportedly powered by four Stirling ...

The British Army has successfully neutralised swarms of drones in a trial of the “RapidDestroyer” — a new kind of weapon that uses high-frequency microwaves to disable critical electronic components ...

The ongoing war in Ukraine has changed the face of battlefields forever. The widespread use of drones has left traditional air defenses floundering; launching missiles that cost hundreds of thousands ...