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Friday, November 09, 2012

MBDA Germany's Laser Demonstrator Proves Its Air Defence Capabilities

MBDA Laser Demonstrator |On 9th October 2012, MBDA Germany completed a further major step towards a laser weapon system capable of providing air defence.

For the first time, the company’s high-energy laser demonstrator was used to demonstrate the complete deployment sequence in countering rockets, artillery and mortar shells (C-RAM).

Using 40 kW of laser power, the laser demonstrator successfully acted on airborne targets at a range of over 2,000 m.

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