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Northrop Grumman Wins $53 Million Contract For Laser Weapon System Testing

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

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Northrop Grumman Wins $53 Million Contract For Laser Weapon System Testing

Artist's conception of the Laser Weapon System Demonstrator aboard the U.S. Navy's Self Defense Test Ship. Image: Northrop Grumman.

The U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an initial contract of $53 million to produce a 150-kilowatt-class solid state laser weapon system for naval ship defense, the company said Tuesday.Under a three-phase Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) contract, Northrop Grumman is to design, produce, integrate, and support the shipboard testing of the laser system. The initial $53 million award supports work planned for the first 12 months. If all options are exercised, the contract cost…

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