Lockheed Martin’s “HELIOS” anti-drone laser passed a recent test with flying colors, according to CEO Jim Taiclet.

Britain and Germany have also been trialing similar systems.

The U.S. Navy has quietly crossed a threshold that once belonged to science fiction, using a high energy laser to burn ...

The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be substituted for it during training.