Bryan Bedford wasn’t happy. Against the expressed wishes of the FAA, officials from Customs and Border Protection had used the Pentagon’s high-energy laser weapon to shoot down what it thought was a ...

A high-tech laser loaned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security is reportedly responsible for the flight restriction chaos around El Paso, Texas, as more ...

Minutes before midnight on Feb. 11, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for 10 days − longer than the airspace closure after 9/11 − prompting confusion and ...

On Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration closed airspace up to 18,000 feet above the El Paso International Airport in Texas, saying the restrictions would be in place for 10 days. Then, ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's (AVAV.O), opens new tab LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. If you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon ...

The U.S. Army demonstrated a drone kill in 2025 using a laser weapon integrated into a Stryker vehicle at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Credit: Jim Kendall/ U.S. Army The time has come for high-energy lasers.

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned ...

Lockheed Martin’s Chief Executive has praised the laser’s capabilities (Picture: Cover Images) The US Navy has successfully used a revolutionary ship-mounted laser weapon to shoot down four drones, ...

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For many years, semiconductor lasers, tiny chips emitting light, have been the workhorse of the optical communications industry, sending data signals around the world via a web of optical fibres.