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Troops Overseas to Test Counter-UAS Laser Weapon Systems

Troops Overseas to Test Counter-UAS Laser Weapon Systems
Raytheon's mobile high energy laser looks out into a wide-open sky. The company's advanced high power microwave and high energy laser engaged and defeated dozens of unmanned aerial system targets in a recent U.S. Air Force demonstration. (PRNewsfoto/Raytheon Company)

Two prototype high energy laser weapon systems built by Raytheon [RTN] will be deployed to troops overseas as part of an Air Force experiment, the company said Aug. 5. The experiment will include 12 months of in-field operation against unmanned aerial systems, as well as operator training, according to Raytheon. The time period or location was not disclosed. The high energy laser weapon system (HELWS) is paired with Raytheon’s multi-spectral targeting system to precisely detect, identify and neutralize drones while…

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