Laser weapons have been a fixture of science fiction since the 1960s. Before lasers, there were rayguns and blasters dating back to the Martian death rays in H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds. Yet ...

Named LaWS (Laser Weapon System), that experimental cannon had only one third the strength of the new device. HELIOS, however, is hoped to meet a new generation of threats.

US military tests laser cannon to destroy unexploded bombs. The high-powered laser will be able to detonate munitions and makeshift bombs at 300 yards. By Ben Farmer 07 July 2015 • 12:32pm .

The Army's High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) has been under development for some years now, however until this point, it's been little more ...