A newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology.
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Pulse #007: Israel's Iron Beam Hits a Wall
“The main reason for the delay in full integration has not been disclosed."
Welcome to Pulse, a regular digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem. In this week’s edition: Israel’s Iron Beam still isn’t operational, direct...
Here’s the Status of Every Known US Military Laser Weapon
This is the current state of play for US military laser weapons.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
The Geography of Military Laser Weapons
Where the world's laser weapons are (that we know of)
As of July 2026, 18 countries are publicly known to possess high-energy laser weapons.
Pulse #006: The Air Force Deploys Laser Weapons Overseas
Welcome back, CLaWS.
Welcome to Pulse, a weekly digest of updates from around the directed energy ecosystem. Apologies for the gap in editions — I have been traveling for the last few weeks. Feel free to send feedback using the button belo...
Why This Small Component Could Be a Big Deal For Finally Fielding Laser Weapons
Attalon’s Kilowatt Interconnect (kWIC) Disconnect subsystem. (Attalon)
The most critical componant to actually fielding high-energy laser weapons at scale isn’t the diode pump, or the gain medium, or the beam director. It isn’t even the po...
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