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Unmanned Systems

Boeing Delivers Upgraded Laser-Based Counter UAS System To DoD

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

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Boeing Delivers Upgraded Laser-Based Counter UAS System To DoD

Graphic representation of a container-mounted CLWS in action. Graphic: Boeing

Boeing [BA] last week said it has delivered upgraded units of its Compact Laser Weapons System (CLWS) to a Defense Department customer providing it with greater capabilities to defeat larger and faster unmanned aircraft system (UAS) threats at longer range. “The upgraded units will provide warfighters with enhanced protection against larger and more numerous hostile unmanned aircraft systems,” Kurt Sorenson, Boeing’s program manager for CWLS, said in a statement. “They will also enable them to defeat threats more quickly and…

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