A new LiDAR system has been developed that may see through fog and smoke to reveal hidden objects and provide highly detailed remote sensing capabilities. This technology could advance security, ...

Chinese Firm Boasts Starlink-Like Laser Tech for Surveillance Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. is leveraging the same satellite laser system being tested by SpaceX for space-to-ground ...

In a famous scene from the 1992 movie Sneakers, a hacker classic, the main characters park a surveillance van across the street from their target's office and point a telephoto lens through his window ...

The Army has inked a contract with defense giant Lockheed Martin for a platoon's worth of what would be the U.S. military's most powerful laser weapon system to date, the company announced Tuesday.

The age of the laser weapon is finally upon us. The United States Army has officially sent a pair of high-energy laser weapons overseas to defend American troops and US allies against enemy drones, ...

USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High-Energy ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

The compact High-Energy Laser pod for MQ-9B is designed with Fleet Defense and Counter-UAS roles in mind. General Atomics has unveiled the development of an airborne laser pod to equip the MQ-9B. The ...

Laser power transmission offers wireless, sustainable charging for remote sensors and security systems, reducing wire ...

Army Staff Sgt. Casey Trosclair, left, and Sgt. Alex Romero mount a long-range surveillance system to its tripod near Santa Teresa, N.M., July 3, 2025. (Photo: Army Capt. Bailey Buhler via DOD) Along ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. SpaceX’s Starlink isn't alone in using space lasers ...

EL PASO, Texas — Along the rugged terrain of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Defense has deployed optic systems to enhance detection and monitoring capabilities in support of U.S. Customs ...