Laser weapon

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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Northrop Grumman Selected for U.S. Army M-SHORAD High Energy Laser Initiative

August 3, 2019August 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) US Army, Multi-Mission High Energy Laser (MMHEL), Northrop Grumman, Stryker IAV, U.S. Army, USA

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract for the U.S. Army Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) directed energy prototyping

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U.S. Army Working with Navy to Develop 100-Kilowatt Laser Weapon

July 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Laser weapon, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army has been working with the Navy to develop a 100-kilowatt laser weapon, said Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski,

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

UK MoD Seeking to Develop New Directed Energy Weapon Systems

July 10, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments British Armed Forces, Directed-Energy Weapon (DEW), Laser weapon, Novel Weapons Programme (UK MoD), Radio Frequency (RF) Weapon, UK

In a Prior Information Notice (PIN) published this week, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced that it is seeking

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U.S. Navy to Equip Destroyer USS Preble with HELIOS Laser Weapon System

May 30, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin HELIOS, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Preble (DDG-88)

The U.S. Navy is planning to equip its destroyer USS Preble (DDG-88) with HELIOS laser weapon system by 2021, Defense

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Dynetics Team Wins $130M U.S. Army Contract for 100kW-Class High Energy Laser Weapon System

May 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Dynetics, High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD), Laser weapon, Lockheed Martin, MZA Associates, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks, U.S. Army, US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), USA

Dynetics, along with its partners, has been awarded a $130 million contract to build and test the U.S. Army Space

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