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.
For the first time scientists and engineers have successfully fired a high powered laser energy weapon from a British Army combat vehicle.
Safran Electronics & Defense is developing a new solution for transmitting and receiving optical communications by laser.
NP Aerospace has announced it is one of the key partners on the UK MOD’s Laser Directed Energy Weapon Land Demonstrator programme.
The Royal Navy is set to bolster its air defence capabilities by deploying the cutting-edge DragonFire laser weapon system aboard a warship by 2027.
The UK DragonFire laser programme is accelerating following a decision from the UK Ministry of Defence to install the weapon system on Royal Navy ships.
The Lumibird Group announces that its subsidiary Lumibird Photonics Sweden AB has received two major orders for the OdiPro laser rangefinder to be used with the CV90 combat vehicle.
Leonardo DRS has delivered the 1,000th Solaris ruggedized laser system that is at the heart of Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system.
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