Lockheed Martin has recently delivered a 300 kilowatt laser to the Defense Department. This laser can target missiles at maximum range. The military will use the device to track and target missiles. It will be mounted on a truck. It will also be able engage targets at greater distances than currently possible.
Lockheed Martin provides a 300-kilowatt laser for the Defense Department
Lockheed Martin recently shipped a 300-kilowatt Laser to the Pentagon in order to demonstrate its high energy laser technology. It is the company's largest laser, and the company's first laser of this type. This laser has the world's highest power laser. The laser was developed by a team of dedicated people in Washington state as well as Owego, New York. The team is a veteran of the field with over 40 years' experience and has a solid track record in elevating electromagnetic energy.
The Army's High Energy Laser Indirect Fires Protection Capability will be testing the laser this year. The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office is responsible for the management of this project. The company also provided a 60-kilowatt-class Laser to the Navy’s High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler, and Surveillance programs.
It can aim missiles at maximum range
The United States Army is developing a plan to deploy a 300-kilowatt laser in order to destroy missiles at their maximum range. Lockheed Martin, a laser defense system and targeting algorithm developer, has spent the last 40 years. The laser is intended to be a deadly weapon against unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missiles.
The new weapon would be mounted on a truck. It will be powered using diesel fuel and a generator. The firing position is high, allowing for maximum range engagement and avoiding friendly fire. The 2024 launch is planned for the first four-man platoon of firing vehicles.
It will be capable of targeting incoming cruise missiles as well as incoming drones. It will be tenfold more powerful than LaWS, the only operational laser weapon for the military. Although the USS Ponce had a laser worth 40 million dollars, it wasn't strong enough to stop an incoming Cruise missile.