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Dec- 2025 -

16 December

Arms

The Apollo high-energy laser weapon system

EOS Expands Export Footprint With $80M S. Korea Laser Weapon Deal

Australian firm Electro Optic Systems has signed a binding conditional agreement worth $80 million to manufacture and supply its flagship 100-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon for a customer in South Korea.

5 December

Sea

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Japan Activates 100-kW Fiber Laser for Live Sea Trials

Fiber laser is a 100-kilowatt-class high-energy weapon, combining ten 10-kW fiber lasers into a single beam, housed in two 40-foot container modules, and equipped with a dome-shaped turret.

Nov- 2025 -

4 November

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Army Seeks Laser Weapons to ‘Hard Kill’ Group 1 to 3 Drones

The US Army is seeking laser weapons that can achieve a “hard kill,” or kinetically render a target unable to maintain flight, against Group 1 and 2 drones and one-way attack Group 3 drones.

Oct- 2025 -

23 October

Europe

Joe Saballa

Europe’s New Laser-Driven Drone Shield Takes Aim at Rising UAV Threats

Rohde & Schwarz and TRUMPF have joined forces to create a fully European counter-drone system designed to spot, track, and take down hostile unmanned aerial vehicles.

Sep- 2025 -

29 September

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Taiwan Debuts 8kW Laser Weapon With ‘$1-Per-Shot’ Drone-Killing Power

Taiwan’s new directed energy weapons include an 8 kW truck-mounted laser, pairing radar, and infrared sensors with precision to defeat drones.

11 September

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Australia Debuts 100kW Laser Weapon Built to Burn Through Drone Swarms

Australia has unveiled a high-energy laser weapon designed to disrupt the sensors of drones ranging from small quadcopters to larger uncrewed aircraft.

4 September

Americas