:

Army

Lockheed Martin ADAM Laser Successful In Tests

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 30th, 2012

SHARE:

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it successfully demonstrated a portable, ground-based military laser called the Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in a series of tests against representative airborne targets. The company developed ADAM to defend against short-range threats such as rockets and unmanned aerial systems. “Lockheed Martin plans to conduct additional testing over the next few months,” Lynn Fisher, a company spokeswoman, told Defense Daily. “We have demonstrated that the 10-kilowatt laser, when focused by our proprietary beam control software, has…

Congress

Top House Defense Appropriator Calvert Officially Wins Reelection Bid

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), House Republicans’ top defense appropriator, has officially won his reelection bid. Calvert was running for a redistricted seat against fellow House Republican Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), […]

Congress

No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

Top Senate Democrats threw cold water on any GOP plans for a $350 billion fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill, or any defense reconciliation bill, before a new Congress is sworn in […]

Congress

Industry Groups ‘Urge’ Congress To Block Stock Buyback Restriction From Final FY ‘27 NDAA

More than three dozen industry associations on Monday called on congressional defense committee leaders to scrap a provision in the final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act that […]

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]