“This is the time for this,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said when discussing shipboard lasers, a remark that captures the real ...

As drone swarms overwhelm conventional defenses, the U.S. Navy is deploying HELIOS, a 60-kW laser that can destroy targets at the speed of light for the cost of electricity.

A shipboard laser can hit its target without emptying a missile magazine, but that advantage comes with a less glamorous requirement: electrical power. The Navy’s HELIOS system has now moved beyond ...

As the number of missile-equipped vessels shrinks, the Navy risks sailing into a dangerous trough, just as operational ...

Warfare transitioned from open battlefields to urban environments. Compact carbines with shorter barrels replaced full-length rifles for maneuverability. Combat now occurs predominantly after dark.

The Navy's campaign against Houthi militants exposed a serious deficiency as America's fleet lacks the missiles to sustain combat while preparing for a potential war with China and other adversaries.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.” ...

We’ve been keeping a close, close eye on the U.S. Navy’s Laser Weapons System since it first appeared, and the more we heard about it, the more we were impressed. This summer, one lucky ship will be ...