Topic: laser
U.S. Marine Corps taps Boeing to sustain Compact Laser Weapon System units
Aerospace giant Boeing announced that it was awarded a $2.5 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to sustain the service’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) units. In...
Leaked photo of Russian high-powered laser weapon hit the Internet
Images of a new Russian mobile, high-power laser weapon system have appeared on social media. Leaked images shared on social media this morning are currently stoking speculation about...
U.S. military receives first upgraded Boeing’s compact lasers
Aerospace giant Boeing has announced that it has upgraded and delivered the first batch of previously deployed Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) units to a U.S. Department...
Chief of Naval Operations: directed energy weapons are not science fiction
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Mike Gilday during a visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia stated, that laser weapons and high-velocity projectiles were not science...
Rheinmetall to develop a key component of future Bundeswehr laser gun
German weapons maker Rheinmetall was awarded a contract from the German procurement authorities to develop a key future laser weapon system component. The details were given in...
Hanwha unveils promising new laser weapon system
South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group first publicly displayed the new family of laser weapon systems during DX Korea 2020, a defense exhibition. Unveiled at this year’s South Korea's...
U.S. Army gets one step closer to laser gun system
The Stryker combat vehicle integrated with a laser weapon system is one step closer to becoming a reality. Last week, the Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition,...
Boeing’s mobile laser gun successfully defended convoy against drones
Boeing announced that its new mobile laser gun system, commonly known as Compact Laser Weapon System, successfully tested at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. During a Sept. 3...