The Defense Post:

Raytheon Intelligence & Space paired the High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) in a recent counter-drone demonstration.

Cued by the NASAMS Fire Distribution Center, the HELWS downed nine drones during the live-fire exercise at White Sands Missile Range.

The laser weapon system used “automated target cueing and a full spectrum of electro-optical/infrared sensors” to track, identify, and strike two types of drones…

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