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U.S. Navy intercepted test drone with HELIOS directed-energy weapon
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 5, 2025 The U.S. Navy has developed a directed-energy weapon that can intercept unmanned drones and possibly cruise missiles while enhancing naval operations in combat areas. The weapons is the high-energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and surveillance, more popularly known as HELIOS, and the Navy successfully test-fired the system last year and has more tests planned in 2025. The HELIOS system is a type of direct-energy weapon, which the Navy confirmed is a viable weapon for interceptin ... read more |
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RTX's laser weapon system tested successfully by British ArmyLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 14, 2024 Raytheon UK, a division of RTX's Raytheon business, announced the successful live-firing of its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) by the British Army, targeting and neutralizing moving aerial ... more 
Elbit Systems secures $200M contract for Iron Beam laser weaponParis, France (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a prominent player in defense technology, announced it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $200 million by the Israeli Ministry of D ... more 
Israel to spend $530 mln on 'Iron Beam' laser defenceJerusalem (AFP) Oct 28, 2024 Israel's defence ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defence system known as "Iron Beam". ... more
S. Korea to deploy 'StarWars' lasers against North's dronesSeoul (AFP) July 12, 2024 South Korea will begin deploying drone-melting laser weapons designed to shoot down North Korean UAVs this year, the country's arms procurement agency told AFP Friday. ... more |
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Lockheed Martin to deliver high-energy laser systems for US Army's IFPC-HEL ProgramBothell WA (SPX) Oct 16, 2023 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop and supply up to four 300 kW-class laser weapon systems. The systems will be part of the U.S. Army's Indirect Fire Protection ... more
Raytheon UK set to receive and integrate UK's first laser weapon system in OctoberLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Raytheon UK is set to receive its first high-energy laser weapon system to be tested and integrated in the United Kingdom, marking a significant advancement in the understanding of how such systems ... more 
Lockheed Martin's laser power reaches new heights: Introduces 500 kW-class SystemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2023 Lockheed Martin, the American aerospace titan, is breaking its power records in laser technology by escalating to a groundbreaking 500-kilowatt (kW) class laser. This development outstrips its previ ... more 
AFRL conducts Swarm technology demonstrationKirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 17, 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, conducted a demonstration, April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, as it ... more 
Philippines condemns China's 'aggressive' laser use against shipManila (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The Philippines condemned Tuesday the "aggressive" actions of a Chinese security vessel, which is accused of using a military-grade laser light against a Philippine patrol boat in the disputed South China Sea, leaving crew members temporarily blinded. ... more |
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US criticizes China's laser lights use against Philippines Coast Guard ship
Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 The United States on Monday criticized China's reported use of military-grade laser light against a Philippine coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea last week, which left the ship's crew temporarily blinded. State Department Ned Price said the Chinese coastguard's "conduct was provocative and unsafe, resulting in the temporary blindness of the crew members." "The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People's Republic of China Coast Guard's reported use ... read more 
Lockheed Martin achieves first light in latest laser lab demonstrationBothell WA (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 Lockheed Martin achieved first light from the Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) system, which verifies that the laser's optical performance parameters ... more |
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Lockheed Martin and Rafael collaborate on high-energy laser system Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon ... more
Lockheed Martin delivers its highest powered laser to date to US Department Of DefenseBothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the ... more 
Lockheed Martin delivers integrated multi-mission laser weapon system to US NavySan Diego CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the U.S. Navy a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS), the first tactical laser weapon system to be integr ... more 
Dragonfire proving trials underwayLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 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. The first of these ... more
Northrop Grumman completes PDR for a 300-kilowatt class high energy laserLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the ... more |
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