
A newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly | |
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| Issues | 143 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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The US military has deployed a laser weapon to protect President Donald Trump’s Florida club from drone threats.
Where the world's laser weapons are (that we know of)
As of November 2026, 20 countries are publicly known to possess high-energy laser weapons.
US Army Spc. Caleb Mullens, left, and Spc. Peterie Gage, both with the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, inspect an Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Lase...
US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jack Daly (Ret.) and the Kapitan Man. (Laser Wars photo illustration)
Editor’s note: this article has been updated.1
Welcome to In Focus, an occasional interview series with subject matter experts in the directed energy...
A beam director tracks an unmanned aerial vehicle during a high energy laser expeditionary exercise held by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren and Crane Division at Tactical Airfield in Arizona on April 4, 2024. (US Marine Corps photo)...
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