DPA International on MSN

German arms firms to launch joint venture to make laser weapons

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and European defence contractor MBDA are set to establish a joint venture for naval ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

German firms plan warship-based laser weapon that can kill a coin miles away

German defense firms Rheinmetall and MBDA Germany plan to establish a joint venture in early 2026 to develop and produce naval laser weapon systems, aiming to provide the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) ...
The National Interest on MSN

Why Germany Is Building a New Naval Laser

Germany’s laser system is roughly comparable to the United Kingdom’s “DragonFire” system, though both programs still have substantial technical challenges to overcome.
Naval Technology on MSN

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan German naval laser JV in 2026

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to establish a joint venture (JV) in Germany focused on naval laser technology, with the new ...
optics.org

MBDA Germany and Rheinmetall set up naval laser weapon joint venture

The German division of missile firm MBDA Systems and arms maker Rheinmetall have agreed to establish a new joint-venture ...
AeroTime

Rheinmetall and MBDA to establish German laser weapons joint venture

Rheinmetall and MBDA plan to form a joint venture in 2026 to develop naval laser weapon systems, following successful German ...
New Atlas

German laser weapon in a container moves closer to operational status

After a year of sea trials, the high-energy laser is moving to further land-based testing before going operational with the German Navy in 2029. It wasn't so long ago that laser weapons were exotic ...