It looks like a prop from a science fiction film, maybe something Han Solo would use in a galaxy far, far away. But the HELMA-LP laser rifle is a very real and operational weapon. It doesn’t ...

China says that it has developed a laser rifle that can "carbonize" human flesh at a range of 800 m (2,625 ft), yet weighs only 3 kg (6.6 lb). In a report in the South China Morning Post, Chinese ...

Questions were raised about the viability of the ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle that is said to produce an 'energy beam ... it instantly begins smoking and someone is heard coughing in the background.

The ZKZM-500 laser assault rifle, development by a company owned by the Xian Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, weighs 3 kg (6.6 lbs) and has a range of 800 meters (0.5 mi).

Key point: No one has been able to make a real, functioning and practical laser rifle yet.It turns out China’s propaganda is just that. Stephen Chen caused a minor media sensation on July 1 ...