Raytheon and Texas A&M Establish Laser Weapon Test Site
On Sept. 21 and 22, Raytheon, an RTX company, conducted an open-air test of an operational laser weapon on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus at the George H.W. Bush Combat Development…
Bundeswehr Concludes Laser Weapon Trials on FGS Sachsen
After integration of the laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) onboard the German frigate “SACHSEN” in June 2022, the trials of the LWD at sea have successfully been completed. Responsible for development…
Lockheed Martin Upgrading 300 kW Laser to 500 kW
Lockheed Martin will scale its laser technology to a new benchmark: a 500 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser Lockheed Martin has produced, topping its 300 kW-class laser power level…
Successful Test of “Multi-Energy Laser – Power” on FS Forbin
From 12 to 14 June 2023, on board the air defense frigate (FDA) Forbin in the Mediterranean, the Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA), the French Navy and the company CILAS conducted…
QinetiQ Australia Partners with DSTG for High Energy Laser System
Defence has awarded a $12.9 million contract to QinetiQ Australia to co-develop and manufacture a high energy defensive laser system prototype capable of deployment in a wide range of operational…