Countering RAM, drones and other flying objects with highly mobile assets, Rheinmetall’s solutions
By Paolo Valpolini At Eurosatory 2022 the Skyranger 30 turret installed onto a Boxer 8×8 armoured vehicle was the main
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Laser weapons against drones – Rheinmetall conducts successful trials for the Bundeswehr
19 May 2022 – Rheinmetall has successfully tested the technology demonstrator version of a laser weapon built on behalf of
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Laser Trailblazer: U.S. Navy Conducts Historic Test of New Laser Weapon System
Arlington, Va., April 13, 2022 —The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam
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Raytheon UK to bring counter-drone high-energy laser technology to UK Ministry of Defence
London, Sept. 15, 2021 – Raytheon UK has been awarded a demonstrator contract to provide a High-Energy Laser Weapon System,
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UK MoD: £72.5m investment for laser and radio frequency weapons
14 September 2021 – The MOD has awarded three contracts worth around £72.5 million to UK industry to produce advanced
Continue reading► LUMIBIRD to acquire Areva’s stake in CILAS
19 July 2021 – LUMIBIRD, the European leader in laser technologies, has signed an exclusive agreement with AREVA to acquire
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SOFINS 2021: a laser against UAVs from CILAS
By Paolo Valpolini The fight against Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) has become critical, especially after the lessons learned during the
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SCD to Lead Israeli National Consortium on the development of novel VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) devices
8 March, 2021. SCD ‒ a global leader in the development and manufacture of a wide range of cooled and
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AL JASOOR Joins Forces with Raytheon Emirates, EARTH to Integrate High Energy Laser Systems onto Rabdan Vehicles
Abu Dhabi-UAE: 18 February, 2021 – AL JASOOR, the exclusive supplier of the Rabdan 8×8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, today announced
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Rheinmetall and MBDA win contract for high-energy laser system
Schrobenhausen / Düsseldorf, 28 January 2021 – Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has
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