Safran and MBDA take a majority stake in CILAS
Safran Electronics & Defense and MBDA have completed the acquisition of ArianeGroup’s 63% majority stake in CILAS.
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Lockheed Martin delivers its highest powered laser to Pentagon
Lockheed Martin delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering OUSD (R&E) a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser.
Lockheed Martin delivers laser weapon system to the U.S. Navy
Lockheed Martin delivered to the U.S. Navy a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS).
Raytheon UK to establish first Advanced Laser Integration Centre in Scotland
The centre will support existing programs and it will be capable of scaling up as the quantity of fielded systems expands.
Dragonfire laser weapon system proving trials underway
Dragonfire, the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Programme (LDEW) led by MBDA, has successfully begun a series of trials to prove the accuracy and power of the novel laser weapon.