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Raytheon Books Air Force Contract for High-Energy Laser Weapon Delivery

A Raytheon Technologies business has received a $15.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Lifecycle Management Center to provide a modified version of the company's high-energy laser weapon system. Raytheon Intelligence and Space said Wednesday it secured the award through the System of Systems Consortium and will supply HELWS to AFLCMC, which will then evaluate the weapon's potential to help air bases target threats such as unmanned aerial vehicles.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers April 1, 2021, 6:26 am
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USAF Tests New Raytheon-Made Counter-Drone Laser System

A test group from the U.S. Air Force has been working on a new directed energy weapon developed by Raytheon Technologies' intelligence and space business to deter enemy unmanned aircraft systems. The 704th Test Group started testing the High Energy Laser Weapon System 2 or H2 under an experimentation program that began in spring 2020, USAF said Wednesday.

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by Nichols Martin February 18, 2021, 8:18 am
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Army Seeks High-Energy Laser Concepts for Small UAS Deterrent
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Navy Receives Lockheed-Built High-Energy Laser Weapon System for Integration, Testing

Lockheed Martin has delivered to the U.S. Navy a high-energy laser weapon built for integration into an operational Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

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by Matthew Nelson January 12, 2021, 8:50 am
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KBR Subsidiary Continues High-Energy Laser Dev’t for Army Stryker Vehicles

A KBR subsidiary is continuing integration activities for the U.S. Army's Mobile Experimental High Energy Laser weapon at the company's new facility in Huntsville, Alabama ahead of prototype deliveries scheduled for fiscal year 2022.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers December 10, 2020, 6:56 am
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Lockheed Senior Leaders Talk Partnerships to Develop Laser Weapons for Military Use

Two Lockheed Martin officials said the company is working with U.S. military branches to develop directed energy systems to help defend military platforms and troops against various threats, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers November 10, 2020, 1:47 am
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AFRL Plans High-Power Microwave Test Contract Award to Raytheon Technologies

The Air Force Research Laboratory has indicated its intent to award Raytheon Technologies a sole-source contract to demonstrate a weapon system for defending military facilities against drone threats. The company would demonstrate a prototype of the Counter Electronic Highpower Microwave Extended Air Base Air Defense system, AFRL said Thursday in a notice of contract action.

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by Nichols Martin October 30, 2020, 10:06 am
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Air Force Receives Raytheon Technologies-Built Laser Weapon System

Raytheon Technologies has built and delivered another high-energy laser weapon system to the U.S. Air Force for use in the branch's upcoming experiments and training activities overseas. The company said Monday HELWS has completed a directed energy weapon evaluation process and been approved for initial operational employment.

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by Nichols Martin September 15, 2020, 9:54 am
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Kratos to Help Army Build Directed-Energy Weapon Testbed
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Dynetics to Develop Army Directed Energy Prototype

Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary will optimize the power of the U.S. Army's directed energy weapons from 100 kilowatts to 300 kilowatts as part of a modernization initiative.

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by Matthew Nelson May 11, 2020, 7:41 am
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Applied Energetics to Develop Standoff Electronic Denial Tech for Army

The U.S. Army has awarded Applied Energetics a contract to develop a standoff electronic denial technology under the first phase of the service branch's Small Business Technology Transfer program.

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by Matthew Nelson December 27, 2019, 5:49 am
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David Albritton: GM Defense Wants to Apply Commercial R&D Work to Aerospace, Defense

General Motors' defense business plans to leverage the parent company's commercial research-and-development efforts to support its work in defense and aerospace areas, National Defense reported Thursday.

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by Jane Edwards November 15, 2019, 4:01 am