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Biden's move to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel could backfire
It comes days after the US withheld a shipment of bombs to Israel amid concerns over a major milita…
Mikhaila Friel,Tom Porter
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The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot
The UK's MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12…
Thibault Spirlet
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Britain shows off a laser weapon that could take out drones for as little as $13
The DragonFire is capable of taking out aerial targets, and could revolutionise air defenses.
Tom Porter
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Britain says it is developing a radio-wave weapon that can take out a swarm of drones for just $0.12 a shot
The UK has unveiled an energy weapon under development that it says could take out a swarm of drone…
Thibault Spirlet
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A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly
Ukraine desperately needs more air-defense systems, including Patriots. The Dutch PM said his count…
Sinéad Baker
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The source of the mysterious noise in 'Leave the World Behind' is never explained but here are some real-life weapons similar to it
Weapons like the Long-Range Acoustic Device and MEDUSA ray gun are similar to the mysterious device…
Lloyd Lee
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Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military
Putin and Kim Jong Un's meeting hints at a burgeoning new alliance, potentially giving both sides w…
Chris Panella
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US military hints it could use laser and microwave weapons to fend off attacks on its bases near Israel
General Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon's press secretary, confirmed that the US had a "wide variety" o…
Tom Porter
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Biden's secret weapon to fight climate change without Senate support
Welcome to Insider Energy, Business Insider's weekly energy newsletter. Sign up to get it in your i…
Benji Jones
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Microsoft bets that a fusion power plant from Helion Energy will be operating this decade
Microsoft agreed to buy electricity from Helion Energy's forthcoming nuclear fusion power plant. It…
Catherine Boudreau
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A superyacht captain deployed sonic weapons and 'pain rays' to fend off pirates armed with Kalashnikovs, worker says
The captain deployed the weapons as armed pirates sped towards him on inflatable boats, an industry…
Kate Duffy
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May the force be with us: DRDO is working on Star Wars-like energy weapons
While many countries, like the US, Russia, China and others are in advanced stages of this race, In…
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A US Navy warship blasted a floating target with a laser in the Middle East
"With this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy," a Navy officer said…
Ryan Pickrell
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Russia is quietly wielding its cyber weapons as its military struggles in Ukraine
Russia's cyber capabilities haven't been as visible as it conventional forces in Ukraine, but the U…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Satellites could soon beam clean power down to Earth — all details here
The idea of space-based weapons has been orbiting around and now space agencies are thinking about …
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Europe will ban insurance for Russian oil cargoes in the strongest blow yet to Putin's war machine, reports say
Russian oil exports to the rest of the world could tumble under the reported plans, with similar sa…
Harry Robertson
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Russia's isolation from global markets is withering its economy and will wreck its status as an energy superpower, experts say
"What they propose to do is a recipe for long-term stagnation," an economist said. Russia's trade w…
Jennifer Sor
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The impact on food and energy supplies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be long-lasting, experts say
As the war in Ukraine rages on, Western countries are being forced to reckon with their reliance on…
Sam Tabahriti
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A European ban on Russian crude risks Moscow using the natural gas 'power tool' in its arsenal, Vortexa said
Russia is a major producer of energy and makes billions from its exports. The EU is its biggest cus…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Nord Stream 1 will come back online - but no end in sight for Europe's energy woes
The biggest story in markets today is the return of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline back to gas flows &m…