Videos and images claiming that the wildfires were not a natural disaster - and were instead caused by a "directed energy weapon", a "laser beam" or explosion - have been viewed millions of times.

Vikram Mittal is a contributor who covers aerospace and defense. Directed energy weapons conjure up images of the Death Star’s Superlaser or Optimus Prime’s Ion Blaster. Indeed, there are many ...

Directed energy "plausibly explains" some of the cases of the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" illness, a new US intelligence community report says. There has been a contentious debate over whether ...

Pointing systems, stabilization systems, power and cooling: all four of these are critical to making directed energy weapons viable in the battlefield. Tune into this podcast to hear Michael Young ...

The U.S. Army has ordered a prototype of directed energy weapons from the defense company Raytheon, according to Defence News and the Raytheon press service. Raytheon will design, build ...

Directed energy weapons, such as those using lasers or microwaves, are not a new concept. Their strength lies in their ability to disrupt or destroy electronic systems without the need for ammunition.

This strategic collaboration aims to further the development and deployment of cutting-edge directed energy and pulsed laser technology for defense and national security applications. The ...

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (WNCN) — Soldiers based at Fort Liberty will be the first U.S. Army paratrooper division to receive ...

When it comes to additive manufacturing, advanced simulation techniques have become essential, particularly for processes like laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and directed energy deposition (DED).

a recognized leader in the field of Advanced Optical Technologies and Ultrashort Pulse Directed Energy Solutions is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU ...