Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...

The debate over autonomous weapons and the debate over frontier AI safety are about different problems. To regulate ...

The global laser weapons race is a competitive, proliferating market involving systems from rival powers. Inc. is republishing this story with permission. The original article first appeared in the ...

Rockets give powerful acceleration, scramjets use atmospheric oxygen for sustained flight. Here's how they compare for ...

“We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons. I swear, I’ve never seen anything like it,” a Venezuelan security guard says in a video widely shared on social media and promoted ...

A landmark decision in April by the Japanese government to revise the country’s decades-old arms export ban as well as permit exports of lethal weapons has led to mixed responses in the higher ...

On April 30, the Financial Times reported Israel had sent a version of its 100-kilowatt Iron Beam high-energy laser weapon to the United Arab Emirates to help Abu Dhabi fend off hundreds of missiles ...