Directed-energy weapons

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Lockheed Martin Demos ATHENA Laser Weapon System for U.S. Air Force

November 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATHENA Laser Weapon, Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Fort Sill, Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated its ATHENA laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at

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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Develops THOR Counter-Swarm Electromagnetic Weapon

October 29, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), High Power Microwave (HPM), Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has developed a counter-swarm high power electromagnetic weapon system for airbase defense, called

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ATA Unveils LOCUST Counter-UAS Laser Weapon System

October 29, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Applied Technology Associates (ATA), ATA Locust C-UAS, Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Laser weapon, USA

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) unveiled LOCUST, a Low-Cost Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS), at the 2019 Counter UAS Summit in August.

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Raytheon Delivers First Laser Counter-UAS System to U.S. Air Force

October 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), Laser weapon, Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS), Raytheon, Raytheon HELWS MRZR, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. The system will

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Raytheon Awarded $16 Million for One Prototype Phaser High Power Microwave System

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), High Power Microwave (HPM), Raytheon, Raytheon Phaser HPM, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded an agreement, worth around $16 million, by the U.S. Air Force for one prototype

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Directed-energy weapons Europe Technology 

Rheinmetall Achieves 20kW Radiant Flux with its Spectral Coupling-Based Laser Source

September 12, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Laser weapon, NKT Photonics, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Waffe Munition

The laser team at Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH has now attained an optical power of 20 kilowatts cw with a

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Raytheon Developing Advanced Laser Systems for U.S. Air Force Deployment

August 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), Laser weapon, Raytheon, Raytheon HELWS MRZR, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Raytheon will deploy two prototype high energy laser weapon systems to troops overseas under a U.S. Air Force contract. The

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

Rheinmetall, MBDA to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy

August 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, K130 Braunschweig-class corvette, Laser weapon, MBDA Missile Systems, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall and MBDA intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s K130 Braunschweig class corvettes.

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U.S. Army Awards Laser Weapon System Contract

August 3, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Laser weapon, Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) US Army, Multi-Mission High Energy Laser (MMHEL), U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army issued a contract award to accelerate the rapid prototyping and fielding of its first combat-capable laser weapon

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Raytheon Awarded $23.8M AFRL Contract for Prototype High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS)

August 3, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), Laser weapon, Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems has been awarded a $23.8 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

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