Using the UltraAir terminal, co developed by Airbus and TNO, the test showcased the partners’ ability to “transmit massive amounts of data via laser technology with unprecedented speed and security”.

In 2018, a report claimed China had developed a portable “laser rifle” that could silently ignite targets from up to a kilometer away, a story that instantly grabbed global attention. But the same ...

But focus too much on matters of geopolitics, and you can lose sight of something arguably even more profound: Laser guns are ...

The U.S. military will test a high-energy laser weapon at White Sands Missile Range, designed to disable drones.

A guided-missile destroyer at sea doesn’t need a missile to show it is ready. In a Navy-run drill, a bright beam came off the ...

Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and even remote roads as easy as turning on a light. The European Space Agency (ESA), Airbus Defense and Space, ...

Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected. It is located in a violently merging galaxy more than 8 billion ...

After multiple strategy game hits, this team is bringing seamless space travel to SpaceCraft, an original online interplanetary trading sim.

Kyoto Fusioneering has won a contract from UKIFS to build an advanced fusion blanket manufacturing demonstrator for future UK ...

Astrolight, a space and defence-tech company pioneering laser communication solutions across space, ground and maritime ...

HTV-X1 is set to be released by Canadarm2 from the ISS, remaining in orbit for three months while conducting JAXA-controlled science experiments and technology demonstrations.