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  • Lockheed to Boost High-Energy Laser's Power to 500 kW for DOD - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Boost High-Energy Laser’s Power to 500 kW for DOD

    Lockheed Martin will develop a 500 kilowatt-class laser as part of its new contract with a Department of Defense office. The project is the second stage of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative, which started with a 300 kw-class version, Lockheed said Friday. The 300-kW […] More

  • Lockheed Demos 1st Light From Directed Energy Laser Weapon System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Demos 1st Light From Directed Energy Laser Weapon System

    Lockheed Martin has achieved first light from a laser weapon technology designed for integration onto the U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicle to deliver directed energy capability in support of maneuver-short range air defense missions.  The milestone verifies that the 50-kilowatt-class DEIMOS system’s optical performance parameters align with its design parameters, Lockheed said Monday. First light […] More

  • Lockheed Delivers Multi-Mission High-Energy Laser Weapon System to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Delivers Multi-Mission High-Energy Laser Weapon System to Navy

    The U.S. Navy has received a new Lockheed Martin-built multi-mission laser weapon system that will be equipped on existing ships to counter threats from adversarial missiles and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensors. Lockheed said Thursday the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance platform is the first tactical laser weapon system designed to provide […] More