In the rolling plains of Oklahoma, the U.S. Army is taking aim at the future of air defense, and it’s powered by lasers.

President Donald Trump is urging Iran to make a nuclear deal now that Israel has launched strikes against the country.

A photo shared by the U.K. Ministry of Defense shows a "RapidDestroyer" Radiofrequency Directed Energy Weapon (RF DEW) system, which has proven capable of taking down swarms of drones, according ...

The United Kingdom has also been developing its own laser-based defense system. Last year, the U.K. successfully tested its own high-powered laser weapon, DragonFire, against aerial targets. The ...

The Army is refocusing its efforts on mass-producing cheap drones and counter-drone technology as unmanned aerial systems become a major weapon in war.. The Department of Defense as a whole has ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She ...

The United States successfully conducted a hypersonic missile defense test near Hawaii on Monday as Washington's adversaries are racing to field this type of superfast weapon.

The laser defense system can take out aircraft over 1.2 miles away. UK Ministry of Defence “It didn’t have to be 100% perfect in order for Ukrainians perhaps to get their hands on it ...

The only way to slice the $50 billion Pete Hegseth has ordered out of the Defense Department budget is to get rid of weapons programs that no longer meet America’s needs.

The head of Denmark's defense committee says buying American weapons is now a "security risk." Rasmus Jarlov fears the US may use weapons like the F-35 as leverage against countries like his.

The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 ...