1K17 Szhatie. The U.S. Navy uses lasers to shoot down drones, but despite what you might think, these are not a recent development, nor are they the sci-fi weapons you've no doubt seen in movies.

Had the 1K17 Szhatie been deployed on the battlefield, it could have profoundly impacted modern warfare. As a defensive weapon, its laser was highly effective at disabling enemy vehicles, weapons ...

In the final years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a tank unlike any other—armed not with guns, but with high-powered lasers. The 1K17 "Szhatie" featured 12 separate laser channels ...

It has been a busy fall season in the world of military laser warfare.In September, Boeing unveiled its truck-mounted 10-kilowatt High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, capable of knocking out ...