Naval Technology

MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall – working together as a High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator Group, abbreviated in German as ‘ARGE’ – have concluded their trial of a Laser Weapon Demonstrator (LWD) onboard the German Navy frigate, FGS Sachsen (F219).

Since ARGE initially integrated the system in June 2022, and achieved the first successful test firing in the Baltic four months later, the LWD has been fired more than 100 times.

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