Textron Systems has unveiled a new simulation technology that is meant to help train military users to counter missile and laser threats. The Phantom Dual Threat Emitter works to mimic the f... Read more
Lockheed Martin will work with the U.S. Army to design, build and test a 60-kilowatt electric laser under a $25 million contract as the military seeks to acquire laser technology for counter... Read more
A missile defense system that Raytheon built to defend U.S. Navy ships against adversarial small boats has been subjected to a series of sea-based trials. The Griffin is built with a laser t... Read more
LGS Innovations has won a $250,000 contract to research and develop a photonic source for laser technology used at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.... Read more
Lockheed Martin‘s Aculight business stands to receive a $23.8 million contract to develop a laser system for the U.S. Army to use against adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles and weapo... Read more
As the research arm of the Pentagon, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks to be at the forefront of new technologies the military wants to use in defense of the country and fo... Read more
Raytheon has started a project to equip its Excalibur GPS-guided precision munition with a new guidance and navigation unit that contains semi-active laser targeting technology. The internal... Read more
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica subsidiary, has delivered its first laser rangefinder and designator system to prime contractor Lockheed Martin for use on the U.S. Army‘s Apache attack helico... Read more
Elbit Systems of America and New Hampshire-based illumination technology maker Laser Light Engines are partnering to develop a laser that can be used for display applications. The LLE DSG-26... Read more
A robotic paint-stripping system developed by Concurrent Technologies Corp. and Carnegie Mellon University is among 131 products and services selected as finalists for the Edison Awards. Mor... Read more
Lockheed Martin has created a laser weapon system with the intent to defend against adversarial close-range rockets and unmanned aerial systems, Defense Update reports. Tamir Eshel writes th... Read more
Raytheon Test-Fires Precision-Guided Projectile; Michelle Lohmeier Comments
Raytheon has performed the first live fire test for its precision-guided weapon system. The Excalibur S, built with a laser spot tracker, worked to destroy its target following a GPS-guided... Read more