RTX's Raytheon High-Energy Laser Weapon System fired by British Army for first time

Soldiers successfully tested the Raytheon laser weapon at moving targets at MoD range in Wales LONDON, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon UK, part of RTX's (NYSE: RTX) Raytheon business, announced that its High-Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) completed a successful live-firing with the British Army directed against moving aerial targets.The trial, conducted at a military range in Wales, is the latest stage of the Ministry of Defence's Land Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) demonstrator programme an ...