A new laser gun mounted on the USS Ponce has been operational for months in the Persian Gulf, and it has exceeded expectations as far as its range and durability, senior Navy officers said Wednesday.

Back in 2014, a laser gun (the Laser Weapon System, or LaWS), went into service on the warship USS Ponce. Created as a defense system against drones, more laser weapons are making their way to the ...

The ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle can obliterate a target from almost 1,000 yards away, it is claimed. One of the clips also shows the laser gun being used to burn a hole in a wooden plank, though ...

The laser blasters in "Star Wars" are no longer a thing of science fiction. Chinese researchers have developed an actual laser gun that can ignite a target on fire from a half mile (800 meters ...

Light shows, ray guns and blades: the laser is 50. ... They recorded holograms on photographic plates by splitting a laser beam, bouncing one beam off the object being imaged, ...

China's newest laser gun, ... but would require more sophisticated fire control sensors to target fast-moving objects like ... The push to market the LAG II shows an increasing trend by ...

Flashback 1986: Fears over laser tag 02:31. This feature, The Way It Was, resurfaces and explores past stories from the CBS News archives. If there's a topic you'd like to see, leave a suggestion ...

The laser pistol was one game in what was probably the cheapest 90’s game show in Finland. It was similar to the military training system (TASI/KASI) that had an IR laser pointer mounted to a gun.

He just wanted to make a point. State Homeland Security chief Jerry Hauer used a laser device attached to his handgun as a pointer during a meeting with visiting Swedish officials. Hauer said he us… ...

The word “laser” is an acronym for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.” The technology turns atomic particles into light with enough radiation to damage an object it ...

A LASER gun that shoots down drones and never runs out of ammunition has been fired from an armoured vehicle in a milestone for the Army. It was fired from Wolfhound armoire troop carrier at drones… ...

BAE System's ship defense laser. (BAE Systems) Like peanut butter and chocolate, the U.S. Navy thinks machine guns and lasers are two great tastes that taste great together.