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Protection against drones: Rheinmetall and MBDA are pushing ahead with laser weapon projects
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MBDA expands German plant to build more missiles: MBDA is expanding its main German site at Schrobenhausen in Bavaria to about 100 hectares (247 acres) as it ...
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German Navy to receive laser weapons in 2029: Rheinmetall and MBDA want to build laser weapons for drone defense for the German Navy. A prototype is already ...
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Germany confirms drone-destroying laser weapon for German Navy by 2029 — 100Kw version will zap 1000+ mph supersonic missiles for $1 a shot
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Naval Laser Weapon: Multi-Hundred-Million-Euro Contract for MBDA and Rheinmetall: The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and ...
donaukurier.de/nachrichten/regionale-wirtschaft/marine-laserwaffe-grossauftrag-fuer-mbda-und-rheinmetall-21523022

Paid articlePaywallGerman Navy ships get new superweapon for close-range targets: The modernization of the German Armed Forces is in full swing. Navy ships could soon be equipped ...
op-online.de/politik/schiffe-der-bundeswehr-marine-erhalten-hochleistungslaserwaffen-zr-94385415.html

German Armed Forces want to procure controversial laser weapons: The Navy is to receive a new type of laser system for drone defense. But the costs are rising ...
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Laser weapons against Russian attacks: Germany is also building them: According to reports, Ukraine could soon use lasers against Russian attacks ...
de.euronews.com/2026/02/12/ukraine-laser-russen-drohnen-deutschland-laserwaffe

Arming up in space: German Armed Forces plan their own "Starlink" with laser weapons and jamming systems
netzpolitik.org/2026/aufruestung-im-all-bundeswehr-plant-eigenes-starlink-mit-laserwaffen-und-stoersystemen/

Rheinmetall, MBDA launch German laser weapons joint venture: Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to form a joint venture in 2026 to develop naval laser weapon systems ...
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Attack on Russian aircraft factory: Laser weapons project goes up in flames: A Ukrainian drone is said to have hit an experimental laser aircraft in Taganrog.
hna.de/politik/angriff-auf-russische-flugzeugfabrik-laserwaffen-projekt-geht-in-flammen-auf-zr-94054409.html

Laser weapon specialist EOS: “We have never lost a comparison shoot.”: Australian drone defense and laser weapon specialist EOS is setting its sights on Germany ...
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MBDA: Major order from the German Armed Forces for an anti-drone weapon in sight: MBDA DefendAir guided missiles are intended to help make the German Armed ...
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Drone war virtually won: New laser weapon from the German Armed Forces completes test phase
hna.de/politik/ukraine-krieg-putin-nato-bundeswehr-laser-marine-drohnen-gaza-zr-94016219.html

German laser weapon in a container moves closer to operational status: The Rheinmetall/MBDA high-energy laser weapon completed sea trials on the German Navy ...
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German naval laser nears operational readiness: A containerised high energy laser demonstrator developed by Rheinmetall and MBDA in Germany has moved from sea ...
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Laser weapons could help against drones: An Australian company is offering laser systems for combating drones. Germany prefers to wait for an offer from ...
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Test in the Baltic Sea: Bundeswehr shoots drones out of the sky for the first time with laser weapon
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Laser weapon: Bundeswehr shoots drone out of the sky for the first time in exercise
focus.de/panorama/welt/bei-uebung-erstmals-schiesst-bundeswehr-drohne-mit-laserwaffe-vom-himmel_id_171433234.html

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