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  • Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Raytheon Integrates Laser Weapon, Surveillance Tech to Polaris ATV

    Raytheon has combined merged a laser weapon and advanced surveillance equipment to a Polaris-built all-terrain vehicle to develop a new platform that can engage unmanned aerial vehicles using laser beams, Popular Mechanics reported Monday. The new High Energy Laser Weapon System-MRZR platform features a 30-square-foot electronics package, Polaris’ MRZR ATV and Raytheon’s Multi-spectral Targeting System […] More

  • Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons

    The U.S. Army looks to adopt high-energy laser technology for the service branch’s fixed-wing and rotocraft aircraft platforms, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. “It’s a capability we’re interested in,” Col. Joe Hoecherl, Army Apache program manager, was quoted as saying. Ben Allison, HEL product lead at Raytheon, told Flightglobal the company aims to help address the Army’s airborne laser requirements after both […] More