Topic: lasers

Movable high-energy laser weapon delivered to U.S. Air Force

June 14, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va. Raytheon Technologies reports delivery of its fourth combat-ready high-energy laser weapon system to the U.S. Air Force, with the latest system marked as the first mobile, standalone, 10-kilowatt laser weapon to meet U.S. military specifications.

Topic: lasers

Movable high-energy laser weapon delivered to U.S. Air Force

DARPA embarks on muon project to enhance defense, scientific capabilities

UAS controlled by laser gets demo

Radar/EW

High-energy laser weapon tested at White Sands Missile Range by industry team

Comms

Laser communication in space goal of agreement with Mynaric and Northrop Grumman

Unmanned

WESCAM MX-electro-optical infrared and laser sensors to be delivered to Special Ops

Radar/EW

BAE Systems announces upgrade to APKWS guidance kits for laser-guided rockets

Radar/EW

Counter-UAS weapon from VTG ordered by U.S. Navy

Radar/EW

Infrared countermeasure systems in development for U.S. Air Force

Radar/EW

Laser modules to be supplied to Portuguese Army

Radar/EW

Optoelectronic tech and laser weapons to be researched by KBR

Radar/EW

HELIOS laser weapon system to begin testing and integration with Navy

Radar/EW

Laser research contract for USAF awarded to Leidos

Radar/EW

High Energy Laser weapon system in development with Boeing, General Atomics

Radar/EW

HELIOS laser weapon system nears ship integration

Radar/EW

VarioRay LLM laser light modules supplied to Swiss Army

Comms

Air-to-space laser comms system tested by GA-ASI

Unmanned

ESA plans to explore Mars using lasers

Unmanned

NATO purchases laser training rounds from Lockheed Martin

Avionics

Protecting pilots from laser attack

Avionics

U.S. Navy awards contract for laser eye protection for pilots

Unmanned

Laser weapon prototype proves itself against moving targets

Avionics

U.S. Army's Apache AH-64 completes flight test with high energy laser

Radar/EW

Navy repurposes WWII-era test tunnel for developing laser weapons

Radar/EW

Global military laser market to grow nearly 10 percent by 2020

Unmanned

Infrared laser countermeasure technology for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman, Pranalytica

Tower Semiconductor and Juniper Networks Announce World’s First Open Market Silicon Photonics Platform with Monolithically Integrated III-V Lasers

Cubic receives $25 million contract for its mobile combat training centers

Lockheed Martin to construct 60-kilowatt electric laser for U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin electric fiber laser achieves 30-kilowatts using Spectral Beam Combining

Radar/EW

NASAMS air defense systems to be provided to Norway by Kongsberg

Comms

IT system integration for German Bundeswehr vehicles to be provided by Rheinmetall, blackned

Comms

GPS satellite launches as part of modernization of constellation

Avionics

F-16 sustainment contract won by Leidos

Radar/EW

NASAMS air defense systems to be provided to Norway by Kongsberg

A.I.

Lufthansa Technik, Microsoft to partner on AI in aircraft maintenance

Cyber

IT services contract with Akima signed by U.S. Indo-Pacific command