On 9 July 2026, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a contract with the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator
AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) today announced the successful demonstration of its palletized LOCUST® Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in October
Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany are planning on establishing a joint venture for their naval laser activities in the first quarter of 2026. Rheinmetall press
On 2 December 2025, a containerized prototype high-energy laser system was confirmed to be installed on the aft deck of JS Asuka, the test ship
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted MBDA UK to deliver two DragonFire laser-based directed energy weapon (DEW) fits for the UK Royal Navy
Following the successful completion of a one-year trial phase at sea, defence contractors Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany have transferred a laser demonstrator for the German
This order was placed on 22 August 2025 by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to a consortium comprising MBDA, Safran Electronics and Defence, Thales
General Atomics has confirmed the existence of a new airborne laser program being developed for the U.S. military’s fleet of MQ-9 drones. After Naval News
General Atomics is pushing forward with several new technologies shown at Sea Air Space 2025, including, for the first time, a display of a new
In late 2024, the U.S. Navy tested its HELIOS weapon system against a threat-representative cruise missile. This test, performed with USS Preble (DDG 88)…
