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The United States military is now moving directed-energy weapons from experimentation toward regular battlefield use in the Strait of Hormuz. Laser systems are being deployed against drones and other aerial threats and the U.S. Army has also committed nearly half a billion dollars to put a new generation of high-energy laser weapons into production.

The controller on your coffee table and a weapons system targeting drones over the Strait of Hormuz share more design DNA than you might expect. According to a September 24, 2026 New York Post report, U.S. forces are using reconfigured Xbox-style controllers to operate high-energy laser weapons in the Strait of Hormuz. The reported targets…

Netflix’s Italian teen dramaMinerva Academytakes viewers inside a military high school in Naples, where discipline, hierarchy and tradition collide with everything that normally comes with being a teenager. What begins as a fairly familiar school drama becomes considerably more interesting, and darker, across its eight episodes.

https://p.dw.com/p/5JWv8 The Bundeswehr will once again be represented at the Gamescom video game trade fair in Cologne in 2026Image: Kristina Reymann-Schneider/DW

Benjamin Cavell’s CBS and Paramount+ military action drama “SEAL Team” had a very respectable seven-season run (2017-2024), a charming lead in David Boreanaz, a good supporting cast, and plenty of interesting plot developments. As such, it was a perfectly serviceable Navy SEAL-themed take on the action procedural formula of the “NCIS” variety. But is it…

Taipei, Aug. 19 (CNA) Taiwan’s top military hospital on Wednesday highlighted its use of highly mobile surgical teams and virtual reality (VR) training to prepare medical personnel for frontline trauma care during disasters and military operations.

The Taylor Sheridan-verse has been infiltrated by a Navy SEAL team. That is, CBS’s “SEAL Team” creator Benjamin Cavell and former showrunner Spencer Hudnut are now overseeing “Dutton Ranch” and “Marshals,” respectively. As such, fans of the “Yellowstone” spin-offs might be tempted to check out the pair’s military series, and now they can do just…

Actor Nam Joo-hyuk in a scene from Netflix series “The East Palace” / Courtesy of Netflix

Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine is banning military cosplay on its grounds, after the site became a focal point for displays by nationalist groups, often dressed in replica army uniforms or military-style dress.

Ban at Yasukuni shrine comes amid increasing visits by nationalist groups appearing in military style dress