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Jun- 2023 -

26 June

Air

South Korea Seeking Laser Designators for Combat Aircraft

South Korea has signed an agreement with a local defense firm to supply laser designators for the country’s fighter aircraft.

21 June

Europe

Joe Saballa

France Trials HELMA-P Laser Weapon From Horizon Destroyer

The French Navy has conducted another test of its HELMA-P laser weapon, from the Horizon-class Forbin destroyer.

20 June

Air

Joe Saballa

EU Completes TALOS Surface-to-Air Laser Weapon Project

The European Defence Agency has announced the successful completion of a surface-to-air laser weapon program.

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.

Apr- 2023 -

12 April

Americas

Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, or AMP-HEL, mounted on an Infantry Squad Vehicle

Ronald Watkins

US Army to Mount High-Energy Laser on Infantry Squad Vehicles to Destroy Drones

The US Army has awarded BlueHalo $45.7 million to develop a high-energy laser, which it will mount on Infantry Squad Vehicles to protect them against drones.

Mar- 2023 -

31 March

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

Japan Unveils Anti-Drone Laser Weapon Prototypes

Two Japanese defense firms have unveiled prototypes of their high-energy laser weapons to shoot down sophisticated enemy drones.

9 March

Arms

Joe Saballa

UK Laser Weapon to Receive Drone Detection Radar

Raytheon has tapped Blighter to supply and integrate two drone detection radars into the UK’s Laser Directed Energy Weapon system.

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.

13 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

Northrop Developing New Power System to Increase US Navy Laser, Radar Range

The US Navy is developing a new ship-board power system that could increase the lethality and range of its lasers and radars.

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