Lockheed Fiber Laser Nabs $14M Contract
BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 20, 2010 — The US Army awarded Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin a $14 million contract to design, develop, build and test a high-power fiber laser-based system suitable for military applications.
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command contract includes options for the next six years. If exercised, the options would increase the contract's value to $59 million.
The program, called the Robust Electric Laser Initiative (RELI), features a fiber laser architecture capable of producing the 100...