Laser weapons are no longer just science fiction they’re becoming a real part of modern military technology. But can these high-tech systems truly revolutionize warfare, or are they still ...

The UK is moving forward with plans to deploy its new DragonFire laser weapon on warships. Lasers could offer a cheap defense ...

The UK’s Ministry of Defense has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational ...

Is it time for space lasers yet? Almost. As time passes, ideas that were once confined to the realm of science fiction become more realistic. It's true of things like using robots to explore other ...

The U.S. Army says a powerful new laser weapon prototype is being developed to detect and destroy small unmanned aerial ...

Ergo, laser weapons counter to drone warfare ... but the technology is getting closer as it moves from science fiction to reality.

According to Project Daedalus, fusion or 'impulse' drives ignited by lasers could bring a ship to upwards of 12% c within a few decades. Faster-than-light travel is a fixture in science fiction ...