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Laser weapons against drones – Rheinmetall conducts successful trials for the Bundeswehr

19/05/202219/05/2022 Paolo Valpolini Bundeswehr, C-UAS, Germany, Laser, Rheinmetall

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

14/04/202214/04/2022 Paolo Valpolini cruise missile, Laser, ONR, Trailblazer, US Navy

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

15/09/202115/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini C-UAV, counter-drone, Frazer Nash, HELWS, Laser, Lumoptica, NP Aerospace, Raytheon UK, UK MoD, Wolfhound

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

15/09/202115/09/2021 Paolo Valpolini C-UAV, Laser, NWP, radio frequency, Type 23, UK MoD

14 September 2021 – The MOD has awarded three contracts worth around £72.5 million to UK industry to produce advanced

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► LUMIBIRD to acquire Areva’s stake in CILAS

19/07/202119/07/2021 Paolo Valpolini Areva, CILAS, Laser, Lumibird

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

05/07/202114/04/2023 Paolo Valpolini CILAS, DGA, HELMA, Laser, LIDAR, SOFINS

The fight against Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) has become critical, especially after the lessons learned during the Nagorno-Karabakh war. At

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SCD to Lead Israeli National Consortium on the development of novel VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) devices

08/03/202108/03/2021 Paolo Valpolini Israel, Laser, SCD, VCSEL

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

18/02/202118/02/2021 Paolo Valpolini Al Jasoor, EARTH, EDGE, IDEX 2021, Laser, Rabdan 8x8, Raytheon, Raytheon Emirates

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

28/01/202128/01/2021 Paolo Valpolini Germany, Laser, MBDA, Navy, Rheinmetall

Schrobenhausen / Düsseldorf, 28 January 2021 – Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has

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Weapon system of the future: Rheinmetall developing laser source demonstrator for the Bundeswehr

26/11/202026/11/2020 Paolo Valpolini Bundeswehr, Germany, Laser, Rheinmetall

26 November 2020 – The German procurement authorities have awarded Rheinmetall a contract to develop a key future laser weapon

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