The new generation exploits different characteristics: a magazine as deep and easily replenished as the fuel tank, and a low cost per shot; Rheinmetall, a German arms company that’s developing a ...

The weapon is made up of 12 2-kW laser modules based on coiled bundles of solid-state doped fiber, which generate high-quality laser beams.

Rheinmetall's growth is fueled by European rearmament, but valuation concerns persist. Read why I recommend alternative ...

In 2020, Germany began work on a high-energy laser weapon. The system was installed in the midship of the frigate "Sachsen". After three years, the tests were completed, which gave very promising ...

Two German armament manufacturers, MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall, through a collaborative working group called ARGE, will bring their joint naval product, a High-Energy Laser (HEL) weapon ...

Summary and Key Points: Germany’s Rheinmetall and MBDA Missile Systems are partnering to develop a laser weapon system, with a focus on countering drone threats at sea. The collaboration builds ...

The undated image shows the U.S. Navy testing a weapon system known as HELIOS from the USS Preble destroyer in the middle of the ocean.

The laser weapon demonstrator was created by the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator working group ("ARGE"), which was composed of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH ...

The laser weapon demonstrator, co-developed by MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, has been installed on Sachsen inside a 20 ft container. (Rheinmetall) A German industry partnership ...

Laser Weapons in Service The first known operational deployment of a laser weapon began in 2014 on board the USS Ponce (AFSB (I)-15) while deployed to the Persian Gulf.

The High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator Working Group (or ARGE), consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall, is responsible for development and construction of the LWD, and for ...

There is a laser weapon but it can be also gun based in combination with scan-based and laser-based weapons for the Navy. A huge potential also for Rheinmetall. Let's have a look to Page #8.