The Pentagon is doubling down on laser weapons research

After months of bold promises about its directed energy weapon ambitions, the U.S. military is putting its money where its mouth is. The U.S. Defense Department’s published a “skinny” version at its historic $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 budget request on April 3, with plans to release additional details (including my precious justification books and their program-by-program spending plans) on April 21. While this budget release only offers a high-leve...