Directed Energy Weapons in 2025–2035: Development and Integration in the Military Domain

Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) – principally high-energy lasers (HEL) and high-power microwave (HPM) systems – are emerging from decades of R&D into operational reality. Between 2025 and 2035, militaries are moving these technologies from prototypes to integrated battlefield systems. Unlike speculative “sci-fi” concepts (e.g. past notions of particle-be…