The United Kingdom announced Friday that it is accelerating its target date for deployment of the DragonFire anti-missile and drone laser aboard Royal Navy ships to 2027, five years ahead… Continue reading "British DragonFire Anti-Air Laser Deployment Date Accelerated To 2027"
The Australian and Japanese governments announced on Friday that Australia’s defense ministry has contracted Mitsubishi Electric Australia to “develop and transition a cutting-edge laser capability”. No details on the intended… Continue reading "Australia Announces Laser Research Partnership With Mitsubishi Electric Corporation"
Despite being one of the largest and best known defense companies in the world, at DSEI Japan 2023, Saab had only a modest stand when compared to companies like Lockheed… Continue reading "DSEI Japan 2023: A Look at Saab’s Cutting-Edge Live Training System"
Lockheed Martin announced on September 15 that it had delivered a “tactically relevant” electric 300 kilowatt-class laser to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of the Under Secretary of Defense… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Delivers 300 Kilowatt-Class Laser To U.S. Department of Defense"
A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warship allegedly lasered a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) surveillance plane while transiting the Arafura sea, within Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The “serious… Continue reading "RAAF P-8A Hit by Laser During “Dangerous” Encounter with Chinese Navy"
The United States Navy announced on 15 December that the amphibious transport dock USS Portland had conducted a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration while sailing in the Gulf of Aden.… Continue reading "USS Portland Conducts High-Energy Laser Weapon Test In Gulf of Aden"
The United States Army has selected a General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing team to develop a prototype 300kW-class solid state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System. The… Continue reading "US Army Contracts General Atomics-Boeing Team To Build High Energy Laser Weapon Prototype"
The Nazar System, which began to be developed by Meteksan Defense in 2016 to meet the demands of naval forces and was featured for the first time in an official video… Continue reading "The NAZAR Laser Electronic Warfare System Unveiled at IDEF-21 For the First Time"
The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 9 August, that British company In-Space Missions has secured a £9.5 Million (USD $13.1 Million) contract from the British Defense Science and… Continue reading "UK Invests £9.5 Million Into Military Satellite"
A new spin-out company called “Sentinel Photonics” will be rolling out a new batch of laser detection and protection items which have been made possible through research by the British… Continue reading "Sentinel Photonics Awarded UK Government Funding"