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Raytheon to Design Tactical Vehicle Laser Weapon System for Army
Raytheon has received a $10 million contract to design a 100-kilowatt laser weapon system potential integration onto the U.S. Army‘s fleet of medium tactical vehicles. The company said Monday it will conduct preliminary design work as part of the High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program. Roy Azevedo, vice president of intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance systems at Raytheon’s […] More
Keoki Jackson: Lockheed Pushes Forward With Fiber-Optic Lasers After ATHENA Demo
Lockheed Martin has completed a field test of its prototype Advanced Test High Energy Asset laser weapon system in a push to demonstrate precision functions for lasers to counter ground-based targets. The company said Tuesday ATHENA features the 30-kilowatt, fiber-optic Accelerated Laser Demonstration Initiative technology and is based on the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system. “Fiber-optic lasers are revolutionizing directed energy systems,” said Keoki […] More
Pentagon Adviser Howard Meyer: Laser Weapons Tech Programs Ready to Accelerate
Pentagon science adviser Howard Meyer has suggested conditions are ripe for the emergence of directed energy weapons as the military is lowering expectations for laser technology and the likelihood of an attack is increasing, Breaking Defense reported Monday. Sydney Freedberg writes Mayer expressed confidence that the Defense Department’s laser weapons system programs will take off by […] More