Sir Peter Beck’s New Zealand-based rocket builder, Rocket Lab, is buying German-based satellite laser specialists Mynaric. Rocket Lab will pay $75 million (€68.7m) in cash and stock and there’s potential […]
Laser-Based
High power laser beam focusing
Using proprietary production techniques, and benefiting from an ultra-stable production facility, Optical Surfaces Ltd has established itself as a leading supplier of fast focusing, on-axis, parabolic mirrors for high power laser experiments. Inherently on-axis […]
Leonardo DRS to provide additional advanced laser systems to protect U.S. military
Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) has received another full-rate production contract to supply its industry-leading Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology to enable Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for critical military […]
Northrop Grumman demos the future for deep-sensing for the U.S. Army and also delivers a mini laser to USG
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demo’d the company’s Deep-Sensing and Targeting (DSaT) platform at the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) ’23, hosted by the U.S. Army. During a simulated, […]
Northrop Grumman-built Common Infrared Countermeasure Systems approved by U.S. Army for early fielding
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). With IOC, the U.S. Army demonstrated the ability to field, employ and maintain CIRCM […]