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PARIS \u2014 Rheinmetall and MBDA will develop a high-energy laser weapon for the Germany Navy that builds on previous work by the two companies on a laser demonstrator, with the weapon system expected to be operational in 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The equipment office of the German armed forces signed a contract with MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition in June to develop the full system, from reconnaissance to target tracking and engagement, the companies said in statements<\/a> on Thursday. The contract value is in the \u201cmid three-digit\u201d million-euro range, Rheinmetall said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several European navies are working on laser weapons, with the United Kingdom\u2019s Royal Navy planning to fit the DragonFire directed-energy weapon on a destroyer by 2027, in work led by MBDA<\/a> in partnership with Leonardo and QinetiQ. Naval vessels are particularly suited to deploy powerful lasers, as they can provide the physical space, electrical power, sensors and cooling required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The German military has tested an Rheinmetall-MBDA laser weapon demonstrator aboard the frigate Sachsen. (Rheinmetall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe laser weapon system will provide our personnel deployed on naval vessels with a significantly higher level of protection, particularly when it comes to countering drones,\u201d Roman Koehne, head of Rheinmetall\u2019s weapons and ammunition division, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The laser weapon system from MBDA and Rheinmetall has a \u201cvery high level\u201d of technological maturity, the companies said. The demonstrator<\/a> has been deployed on the German frigate Sachsen, covering 28,000 nautical miles from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean, and firing over 1,000 shots at air, sea and land targets in more than a year of testing, according to MBDA and Rheinmetall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The containerized laser effector will also be a cost-effective weapon for port security, MBDA Deutschland Managing Director Thomas Gottschild said. The system can focus power on an area measuring just a few centimeters, and has proven to be effective even in adverse weather conditions, according to Rheinmetall and MBDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MBDA-Rheinmetall joint venture will place \u201cparticular emphasis\u201d on German supply chains and local systems expertise to secure national sovereignty in the technology, the companies said. Serial production will \u201clargely\u201d take part in Germany, according to Koehne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other weapon-development news, the French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis said it tested its electromagnetic railgun outdoors for the first time in June, moving the system out of laboratory conditions. The institute will now work on higher energy levels and longer distances as a path towards a possible future deployable system, it said in a statement on Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Railguns use electromagnetic acceleration rather than chemical propellants to fire a projectile, and could provide a possible counter to hypersonic threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Belgium said it will buy 20 of Rheinmetall\u2019s Skyranger 30 anti-drone cannons as well as 14 Thales GM200 radars, in addition to a previously announced plan to buy 10 NASAMS air-defense systems from Kongsberg. The country is investing \u20ac3.1 billion ($3.5 billion) to build up a layered air defense system, after two decades of going without, Defense Minister Theo Francken said<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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