directed energy weapons – Page 7

Sep- 2023 -

15 September

Air

Raytheon to Begin Laser Integration on UK Wolfhound Armored Vehicles

Raytheon UK says it will soon receive the country’s first 15-kilowatt laser weapon to be tested and integrated onto Wolfhound armored vehicles.

Aug- 2023 -

10 August

Air

Joe Saballa

US Army Discovers New Obstacle in Using High-Energy Laser Weapons

The US Army has discovered a new problem with using high-energy laser weapons to defend military assets from sophisticated drones.

1 August

Air

US Army’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) Demonstrator laser weapon system

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Scale Up ‘Highest Powered’ Laser Weapon to 500kW

Lockheed Martin has announced it is upgrading the most powerful laser weapon it has ever produced to a new benchmark: 500 kilowatts.

Jun- 2023 -

13 June

Air

10-kilowatt short-range air defense (SHORAD) laser mounted on a pickup truck.

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force, Raytheon Test First Palletized Laser Weapon in New Mexico

The US Air Force and Raytheon have trialed the service’s first palletized high-energy laser weapon at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

5 June

Air

A test aircraft carries the sub-scale HARDROC beam director illuminated by a low-power scoring laser during an experimentation flight August 12, 2022. The HARDROC program evaluated in flight the ability of various aerodynamic flow control techniques to mitigate optical and mechanical distortions imparted on a laser beam leaving an airborne platform travelling at high speeds. (Courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

USAF Completes Flight Tests for New Energy Laser Beam Director Concept

The US Air Force has completed flight tests for a beam director concept that can be integrated with aircraft-based directed energy lasers.

May- 2023 -

18 May

Air

Joe Saballa

US Air Force Shoots Down Drone Swarm With THOR Microwave Weapon

The US Air Force’s Tactical High-Power Operational Responder microwave weapon has neutralized a swarm of drones in a recent trial.

Jan- 2023 -

25 January

Air

Stryker combat vehicle firing DEIMOS laser weapon system

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed’s DEIMOS Laser Weapon Achieves First Light

Lockheed Martin’s Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense has achieved its first light in a lab demonstration.

24 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Buys Directed Energy Weapon System to Counter Drone Swarms

Epirus has been awarded a $66.1-million contract to supply its Leonidas high-power microwave weapon to the US Army.

Nov- 2022 -

10 November

Europe

UK DragonFire laser-directed energy weapon.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Completes Maiden Trial of DragonFire Laser Energy Weapon

The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has completed its first long-range laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW) test at Porton Down.

Oct- 2022 -

6 October

Americas

Joe Saballa

Epirus, General Dynamics Unveil Drone-Disabling Stryker Vehicles

Epirus and General Dynamics have announced the successful integration of the Leonidas air defense system onto Stryker vehicles.

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