U.S. Navy successfully tests HELIOS laser system against drone
The United States Navy has successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system aboard a warship in the 2024 fiscal year.
The United States Navy has successfully tested its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system aboard a warship in the 2024 fiscal year.
Ukraine has confirmed the operational use of laser weaponry to defend its territory against aerial threats.
Turkish defence company Roketsan has released footage showcasing the capabilities of its ALKA Directed Energy Weapon (DEW).
Raytheon UK, part of RTX, has achieved a milestone with the British Army’s first live firing of its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS).
The British Army has fired a high-energy laser weapon from an armoured vehicle for the first time, successfully destroying flying drones.
European defence companies MBDA and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a Fire Unit Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW).
The Israel Ministry of Defence has announced a significant contract valued at approximately over USD 500 million to expand the production of the Iron Beam.
Israeli defence technology firm, Elbit Systems Ltd., has been awarded a substantial USD 200 million contract to supply high-power laser technology for Israel’s “Iron Beam” air defence system.
In late 2023, the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID) launched a new satellite named Keraunos with the aid of two novel French Space companies, Cailabs and Unseenlabs.
Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) engaged and defeated Group 3 uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) with a 5-kilowatt laser at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia.
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their successful cooperation in the field of laser weapons.
Cambridge Pixel supported Raytheon UK on delivering a pilot project for a counter drone laser weapon, backed by Dstl and DE&S, by supplying software including the user interface display.