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Why shoot a $3 million missile when a $3.50 laser can do the job: Inside the US military's new drone defence betThe U.S. military is rapidly advancing high-energy laser weapons as a cost-effective alternative to traditional missile defense. While the ...15 Mar, 2026, 10.28 AM IST- All you need to know about the U.S. lasers being used to counter Iranian attacksUS-Israel Iran War: America is looking at lasers to shoot down drones and missiles. This technology is much cheaper than current missile sy...13 Mar, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
- Indian Army, IAF to induct 16 indigenous drone detection, interception systems; with capability to hit enemy UAVs with laser at 2 KmsIndia is gearing up to enhance its aerial security with the upcoming acquisition of homegrown drone detection and countermeasures. The Indi...16 Nov, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
- ET Graphics: A decade in the making, India’s first high-powered laser weaponIndia has achieved a significant milestone in its directed energy weapons program with the successful demonstration of a 30KW laser weapon....15 Apr, 2025, 12.53 AM IST
- India's first laser weapon hits aerial targets in trialIndia has successfully tested its first high-energy laser weapon, achieving "kills" on drones and surveillance sensors, joining a select gr...14 Apr, 2025, 12.45 AM IST
- India’s 5th-gen jet gets 2035 deadline: Can AMCA deliver stealth superiority?India will receive its first fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, the AMCA, by 2035, DRDO chief Samir V Kamat has confirmed. Meanwhile, DR...13 Apr, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
- US Navy fires HELIOS laser weapon in stunning test, A major leap forward in naval defense technology after UK’s DragonFire breakthroughThe U.S. Navy has successfully tested its cutting-edge laser weapon system, HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and S...04 Feb, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
- Ukraine unveils new laser weapon ‘Tryzub’, that can shoot down aircraft from a mile awayUkraine's newly developed laser weapon, named Tryzub, is said to offer significant advantages in countering aerial threats such as drones a...20 Dec, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
- UK tests a laser weapon that can hit a coin from a kilometer and costs just Rs 1,000 for a single fireThe UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully tested its first-ever laser weapon, named "DragonFire," designed to target and neutrali...12 Mar, 2024, 05.41 PM IST
- US Army tests laser weapon. How is it more lethal than interceptor missiles? Pentagon's secret plans unraveledUS Army tested DE M-SHORAD, or Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense system in 2023 at the Yuma proving grounds. The Navy has it...28 Dec, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
- DRDO plans national programme on directed energy weapons for battles of futureThe national programme will have short, medium and long-term goals, with the eventual aim being to develop different DEW variants of up to ...14 Sep, 2020, 12.35 PM IST
- US Navy successfully tests a laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flightNavy ships face an increasing number of threats in conducting their missions, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, armed small boats, and ad...23 May, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
- China showcases new laser defence weapon system capable of intercepting aerial targetsThe LW-30 laser defence weapon system could use a directional-emission high-energy laser to quickly intercept many kinds of aerial targets,...12 Nov, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
- UK military to build prototype of futuristic 'laser weapon'The aim is to see whether "directed energy" technology could benefit the armed forces, and is to culminate in a demonstration of the system...14 Jul, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
- DRDO working on Star Wars-like weaponsDRDO's Laser Science & Technology Centre is working on array of systems from "chemical oxygen iodine lasers" to "high-power fiber lasers."14 Jul, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
- India gets a step closer to laser weaponry as DRDO successfully tests laser systemIndia has made a breakthrough in its efforts to develop directed energy weapons, or DEWs, that will soon put it firmly in control of its ow...14 Jul, 2018, 02.43 PM IST
- US navy close to develop 'Star Trek' inspired laser weapons to shoot down drones: ExpertsUS navy experts claimed to have come closer to developing 'Star Trek' inspired laser weapons capable of downing missiles, drones and aerial...28 Oct, 2012, 10.36 PM IST
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