Directed-energy weapons

Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Kratos Receives $46 Million from U.S. Army for Directed Energy Testbed

June 17, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), High Power Microwave (HPM), Kratos, Laser weapon, U.S. Army, US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO)

Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) has been awarded a $46 million U.S. Army Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

ATA Awarded Contract for ITATS as Part of U.S. Army DE-MSHORAD Initiative

June 15, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Applied Technology Associates (ATA), DE-MSHORAD, Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) US Army, U.S. Army, USA

Applied Technology Associates (ATA) has been awarded a contract for the Independent Target Acquisition and Tracking System (ITATS) as part

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Air Americas Directed-energy weapons 

U.S. Air Force to Demo Laser Weapon on AC-130J Gunship

June 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments AC-130J Ghostrider, Gunship, Laser weapon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), USA

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is planning to demonstrate a high-energy laser weapon from an AC-130J Ghostrider

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Naval Americas Directed-energy weapons 

USS Portland Conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD), LWSD MK 2 MOD 0, Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Portland (LPD-27)

The U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

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Dynetics to Increase Power of U.S. Army Laser Weapons

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Dynetics, High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI), High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL), Laser weapon, U.S. Army, USA

Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, is playing an integral role in the U.S. Army’s laser weapon modernization initiatives, where

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U.S. Air Force Fields its First High-Energy Laser Weapon System Overseas for 12-Month Assessment

April 7, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS), High Power Microwave (HPM), Laser weapon, Raytheon, Raytheon HELWS MRZR, Raytheon Phaser HPM, Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

The U.S Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has set up the Air Force’s first high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) overseas

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Americas Directed-energy weapons 

Lockheed Martin, U.S. Navy Conduct Critical Design Review for HELIOS Laser Weapon System

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Arun Mathew 1 Comment Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser, Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin HELIOS, Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy successfully conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the HELIOS (High Energy Laser with

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U.S. Army Developing 300kW-class Laser Weapon Prototype Under IFPC-HEL Program

March 10, 2020May 8, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI), High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL), Laser, Laser weapon, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army is developing a new 300kW-class laser weapon prototype under the Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL)

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Lockheed Martin Receives $22M Contract to Integrate Layered Laser Defense (LLD) Weapon System Prototype Onboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser, Laser weapon, Layered Laser Defense (LLD), Lockheed Martin, Navy Laser Family of Systems (NLFoS), Office of Naval Research (ONR) U.S., U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Lockheed Martin is awarded a letter contract, worth around $22.4 million, to integrate Layered Laser Defense (LLD) weapon system prototype

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U.S. Navy Installs First ODIN Counter-UAS Laser Weapon System on Destroyer USS Dewey

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Optical Dazzling Interdictor Navy (ODIN), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Dewey (DDG-105)

The U.S. Navy recently installed the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) laser weapon system on

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