Practical high-energy laser weapons came a step closer to reality in November as Rheinmetall tested its new 50 kW high-energy weapon laser demonstrator. The series of exercises took place at the ...

Rheinmetall has introduced the Skyranger 30 HEL. (Rheinmetall) Rheinmetall announced in a press release on 4 February that it has introduced a Skyranger 30 system with a high-energy laser (HEL).

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland plan to test a high-energy laser weapon in 2022 on the German Navy frigate Sachsen, pictured here in 2007 at Mayport Naval Station, Florida. (MC2 Elizabeth ...

Eventually, Rheinmetall plans for HEL to be able to deliver outputs of 100 kW from the system, but for the initial production run, laser outputs of up 20-50 kW are planned.

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.

Rheinmetall and MBDA Deutschland have agreed to collaborate on developing new high-energy laser effectors for warships. The two companies intend to construct, integrate and test a prototype laser ...

The laser weapon demonstrator was developed by the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator working committee (“ARGE”), consisting of MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition. Future high-energy ...

The BAAINBw has awarded a consortium between Rheinmetall Waffe Munition and MBDA Deutschland a contract for an HEL demonstrator to be tested on the German Navy's F124 frigate Sachsen in 2022.

The SPEXER radar family, already part of Germany's cUAS field camps and high-energy laser defence programmes, continues to be an element in the Bundeswehr's modern air defence strategy, alongside ...

T wo 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 ...

But Rheinmetall and MBDA are betting they can finally make a laser weapons system work. Israel’s Rafael is also betting on a laser air defense system, the Iron Beam, which may be fielded as ...

Lannion, 12 May 2025 - 5.45pm LUMIBIRD RECEIVES LASER RANGEFINDER ORDERS FOR SKYRANGER 30 The Lumibird Group (FR0000038242 - LBIRD), European leader in laser technologies, announces that its ...