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nLIGHT Awarded $34.5M Defense Contract
CAMAS, Wash., Dec. 1, 2023 — nLIGHT Inc. has been selected to provide a high-energy laser (HEL) in support of the U.S. Army’s Rapid Capabilities Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) prototyping effort. The laser technology company secured a $34.5 million contract to develop a solution. nLIGHT will subcontract under KORD Technologies LLC to complete the laser system over a period of 18 months. DE M-SHORAD is a component of the U.S.
nLIGHT HELSI Contract Soars to $171 Million
CAMAS, Wash., Nov. 6, 2023 — Semiconductor fiber laser technology developer nLIGHT, via nLIGHT DEFENSE Systems, was awarded additional options that more than double the previously announced contract to produce a high-energy laser prototype as part of the second phase of the...
UK’s Central Laser Facility Receives Over $100M for Planned Upgrade
DIDCOT, England, Oct. 5, 2023 — The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) was awarded £85 million ($103.2 million) by UK Research and Innovation for an upgrade initiative that includes construction of the Vulcan 20-20 laser, which is...
nLIGHT Lands $86M Defense Contract to Develop High-Energy Laser
CAMAS, Wash., May 9, 2023 — nLIGHT, a provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers, has been awarded an $86 million contract to produce a high-energy laser (HEL) prototype for the next phase of development in support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD)...
SCHOTT to Provide IR Glass for Air Defense Systems: Week in Brief: 04/14/23
DURYEA, Pa., April 14, 2023 — Glass technology company SCHOTT (SCHOTT North America) was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract from a leading defense contractor for infrared glass. The order supplies glass for launch tube windows, a critical component of air defense systems...
Lockheed Martin, RAFAEL to Collaborate on Laser System
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 6, 2022 — Lockheed Martin and RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. have signed an agreement that includes jointly developing, testing, and manufacturing high-energy laser weapon systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint development will be...
Mobile Laser Takes On Mortars, UAVs
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., Dec. 17, 2013 — Boeing’s vehicle-mounted 10-kW class laser recently engaged more than 90 mortar rounds and several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in flight, the US Army has announced. Testing of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD), conducted...
50-kW laser weapon passes tests
Mar 1, 2013 — Rheinmetall AG’s new 50-kW high-energy laser weapon technology demonstrator has tested successfully in snowy conditions and blinding sunlight. The demonstrator consisted of two functional models: a 30-kW weapon station integrated into an...
50-kW Laser Weapon Passes Tests
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 20, 2012 — Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50-kW high-energy laser weapon technology demonstrator.
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