In the video after the break you can see how the lights and sounds serve as a warning system for the laser itself, as the cannon can be seen “charging up” for a few seconds before emitting a beam.

"The future is here," the U.S. Office of Naval Research's Peter Morrison said Monday, as the Navy unveiled a solid-state laser cannon that can disable or destroy surveillance drones and small ...

Taiwanese news outlet Liberty Times has claimed Taipei is nearing the testing stage for a new vehicle-mounted laser cannon as part ... "Our bottom line is also very clear," Wang said.

A laser weapon firing a continuous beam. Doesn't require ammunition, but will need heat sink replaced if it overheats. What the LAS-98 Laser Cannon lacks in heavy-hitting firepower, it makes up ...

Inspired by the concept but lacking a giant laser, [Tom Stanton] build a small craft powered by a vortex cannon. Creating a vortex is hard enough, but creating a vortex with enough oomph to travel ...