Tag: laser weapons
US Army joins Air Force’s THOR laser UAS fryer program
The US Army has made an investment in the US Air Force's Tactical High Power Operational Responder (THOR) system in a bid...
Lockheed delivers first HELIOS 60-kW laser to US Navy
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) laser weapon system for integration onto an...
US Army ready for “combat-test” of 50 kW lasers mounted on...
The US Army is preparing to test a new 50 kilowatt (kW)-class laser mounted on Stryker vehicles as it works to address...
Rheinmetall to trial laser demonstrator aboard German air-defense frigate
German defense technology company will be testing a new laser weapon system onboard a Sachsen-class air-defense frigate over the next year.
France starts counter-UAS laser system testing with CILAS
The French defense ministry's innovation agency (AID) has started a series of trials of the HELMA-P counter-UAS laser system in cooperation with...
GA-EMS, Boeing joining forces to develop 250 kW-class laser
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing announced on Tuesday they would team up to develop a 100 kW-class scalable to 250...
Video: US amphibious ship destroys UAV in laser demonstrator test in...
The laser's operational employment on a Pacific Fleet ship is the first system-level implementation of a high-energy class solid-state laser.
Dynetics helping the US Army develop a 300kW laser
Defense technology company Dynetics is working with the US Army on developing a directed energy weapon that will have its power increased...
Norway launches laser weapons study
The Norwegian defense ministry has announced the launch of a new research program that will aim to determine what kind of impact...
US Navy breaks ground on first dedicated laser weapon testing facility
The construction will cost an estimated $23 million.
