The US Navy has invested heavily in the “ODIN,” an anti-drone laser—and is beginning to train its sailors on how to use it.
The Army-Navy effort aims to produce a containerized 150-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon to counter incoming cruise missiles.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) conducts a Mark 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2026. Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet ...
The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...