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  • UK Dragonfire Consortium to Carry Out Laser Weapons Demonstrator Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    UK Dragonfire Consortium to Carry Out Laser Weapons Demonstrator Program

    Britain-based industrial team UK Dragonfire will conduct the Laser Directed Energy Weapons Capability Demonstrator under a potential $39.2 million deal with the U.K.’s ministry of defense. MBDA said Friday the group will look to mature the country’s high energy laser weapon systems capacity as well as technologies for a high energy defensive laser weapon system that can engage with targets […] More

  • MBDA-Led Consortium to Demo Laser Capacity for UK Military - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA-Led Consortium to Demo Laser Capacity for UK Military

    The U.K. military has selected MBDA to demonstrate a capacity to field laser-directed weapons that can potentially urge the country’s navy and other services to utilize similar systems, Defense News reported Sunday. Andrew Chuter writes MBDA leads a bid team called UK Dragonfire that includes BAE Systems, Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Marshall Defense and Aerospace and Qinetiq to develop a solid state high power demonstrator weapon […] More