Laser weapons: Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany sign cooperation agreement
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their successful cooperation in the field of laser weapons.
Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have decided to continue their successful cooperation in the field of laser weapons.
Rheinmetall’s Mine Rail Deployment System (MRDS) is platform-agnostic and can be containerised.
At-sea tests of a laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) was successfully completed following its integration on German Navy frigate “SACHSEN” in June 2022.
German Naval Yards GmbH and Rheinmetall Project Solutions GmbH are jointly developing an offshore platform for ammunition disposal.

From May 3 to 5, 2023, Rheinmetall will be presenting the “Total Ship Trainer” at
IMDEX Asia trade fair in Singapore. This system is a fully networked and
integrated solution for realistic land based training of complete ship crews.
German frigate Sachsen successfully engaged drones at short and very short range with a laser weapon system developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland.
Rheinmetall to develop new medium caliber ammunition for the U.S. Navy…
Rheinmetall delivered the 300th MASS Multi Ammunition Softkill System…

MBDA and Rheinmetall won a contract to fabricate, integrate and support testing of a laser weapon demonstrator in the maritime environment.

Rheinmetall will develop a key future laser weapon system component which will be tested aboard German Navy (Deutsche Marine) F124 class frigate Sachsen.