The chief of U.S. naval operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, is advocating for powerful lasers aboard the newfangled Trump-class battleship, which is also expected to wield nuclear and hypersonic weapons.

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been ...

In July 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced they will scale its laser technology to a new benchmark: a 500 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser Lockheed Martin has produced, topping its 300 ...

When using a Class 3B or Class 4 laser, potential hazards from the direct beam exist to the eye and skin. The severity of these hazards is dependent upon the wavelength and the power output of the ...

Over the past two decades there has been a significant growth across the world in the abundance of laser facilities capable of producing peak powers on the order of petawatt (PW) levels. In these ...

Military and aerospace systems developer Lockheed Martin says it will "scale its laser technology to a new benchmark" with the planned launch of a 500 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser Lockheed ...

Congress wants the Navy's HELIOS laser in a container. See why this move aims to give warships flexible, drone-killing power ...

The US Navy has revealed new details about a laser weapon test conducted last fall, highlighting steady progress in ship-based directed-energy defenses. During a demonstration in 2025, the Arleigh ...

What and who is the Laser Safety Officer? The Laser Safety Officer (LSO) is the individual who has the authority and responsibility to evaluate laser hazards, monitor and enforce compliance with ...

In their first semester, some Cornell engineering students don’t just learn about lasers in class — they build them. This hands-on intensity is exactly what stood out to students in ENGRI 1100: ...