British Army personnel yesterday test-fired for the first time a laser beam capable of destroying targets with 'pinpoint accuracy' - for less than the price of a cup of tea. Troops carried out the ...

The UK has for the first time test-fired a laser beam from an army vehicle, destroying targets at the speed of light from more than a kilometre away, the defence secretary has revealed. A single blast ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later ...

In an effort to make a futuristic tractor beam, researchers have turned to the distant past to create a particle-trapping laser. It is not uncommon to hear about how ancient ideas have influenced the ...

Israel have unveiled the world's first laser-based interception system that can shoot down enemy missiles and drones for just $2 per blast. The £413million Light Shield - also known as Iron Beam - ...

Laser beams, robodogs and drone-zapping microwaves - these are the types of weapons that could be deployed on battlefields in the not too distant future. Some are already here. The threat of a wider ...

ISRAEL has become the first country in the world to shoot down drones using a state-of-the-art laser system, it has been revealed. A highly-advanced model was operated to intercept Hezbollah drones ...