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Kratos Receives $29 Million Directed Energy Systems Contract

November 25, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Kratos, Laser gun, U.S. Army, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), USA

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that the Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division has been awarded

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Lockheed Martin Awarded $25.5M Contract Extension for MDA Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD) Missile Interceptor Concept

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AFRL LANCE laser weapon, ATHENA Laser Weapon, Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser gun, Lockheed Martin, Low Power Laser Demonstrator (LPLD), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USA

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Lockheed Martin a nine month, $25.5 million contract extension to continue development of its

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Team Dynetics Receives Contract for Next Phase of 100 kW-Class Laser Weapon System for U.S. Army

August 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Laser gun, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Army, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), USA

Dynetics, along with its partners, has been awarded a $10 million contract to continue development for the next phase of

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Everything You Need to Know About Russia’s Six New Super Weapons

July 20, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, Burevestnik missile, Kh-47M2 Kinzhal, Peresvet LASER system, Poseidon (Kanyon/Status-6), RS-28 Sarmat, Russia

Russia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released multiple videos featuring its six under development super weapons that could change the

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Raytheon Developing 100 kW Class Laser Weapon System for Integration Onboard U.S. Army FMTV Vehicles

July 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD), High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), IFPC Increment 2-I, Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC), Laser gun, Raytheon, U.S. Army, USA

Raytheon is developing a 100 kW class laser weapon system preliminary design for integration onboard the Family of Medium Tactical

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High-Power Microwaves, Lasers Defeat Multiple Drones During U.S. Army Exercise

March 26, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments High Power Microwave (HPM), Laser gun, Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX), Raytheon, U.S. Army, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

Forty-five unmanned aerial vehicles and drones fell out of the sky during a U.S. Army exercise after Raytheon’s advanced high-power

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Lockheed Martin Receives $150M Contract to Deliver Integrated High Energy Laser Weapon Systems to U.S. Navy

March 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Laser gun, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin HELIOS, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

Russia Completes Development of Airborne Anti-satellite Laser Weapon

February 26, 2018 Arun Mathew 3 Comments Airborne Laser (ABL), Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT), Beriev A-60, Boeing YAL-1, Ilyushin Il-76, Laser gun, Russia

Russia has completed the development of new airborne anti-satellite laser weapon which is capable of targeting enemy satellites with a

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General Atomics Develops New High Voltage, High Temperature Capacitor

February 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), USA

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has developed a new capacitor technology capable of operating at high voltages

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General Atomics Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for High Energy Density Capacitors

February 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Electromagnetic railgun, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), High Power Microwave (HPM), U.S. Navy (USN), US DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC), USA

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy through the Defense

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