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Directed Energy Weapons

Lasers, high-power microwaves, and particle beams

Part of Weapons & Munitions

49
Companies
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Countries
8
Public Companies
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Prime Contractors

Companies (49)

Advanced Energy Industries Defense

Advanced Energy Industries provides precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions used in defense semiconductor fabrication, directed energy research, and military industrial processes. The company's high-voltage power supplies and RF generators support defense manufacturing and specialized military test environments.

United States company

Air Force Research Laboratory

Air Force Research Laboratory is a government agency based in United States specializing in air force r&d. Established in 1997, headquartered in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, USA.

United States government

Ameresco Defense

NYSE:AMRC

Ameresco provides energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for military installations.

United States public company

Applied Energetics

US directed energy company developing High Power Microwave (HPM), Ultrashort Pulse Laser (USPL), and Guided Energy (GE) weapons systems. Applied Energetics' technology targets counter-UAS, IED defeat, and area denial applications for US Army and SOCOM customers.

United States public company

Applied Technology Associates

US company providing precision pointing, tracking, and stabilization systems for directed energy weapons and ISR platforms. Specializes in inertial sensing and beam control for high-energy laser applications.

United States company

Boeing Directed Energy

Boeing Directed Energy develops high-energy laser systems and directed energy weapons for military applications.

United States subsidiary

Centrus Energy

LEU

US uranium enrichment company supplying enriched uranium for commercial and government applications including HALEU production.

United States company

CILAS

French company producing laser systems and optronics. Founded in 1966, headquartered in Orleans.

France subsidiary

Coherent Defence

American company producing lasers for military applications. Founded in 1966, headquartered in Saxonburg, PA.

United States subsidiary

Coherent Defense

COHR

United States-based subsidiary, subsidiary of Coherent Corp. Specializes in fiber lasers, optics, components for defense and military applications.

United States subsidiary

Commonwealth Fusion

US fusion company developing compact, high-field tokamak fusion systems with defense energy applications.

United States company

Cowan Defense

Cowan provides defense-grade mobile power systems and portable energy solutions.

United States private company

CPI Electron Device Business

CPII

CPI manufactures high-power microwave and RF components for radar and communications. Produces traveling wave tubes, klystrons, and solid-state amplifiers. Key supplier of radar transmitters.

United States public company

Directed Energy Inc

US company developing high-power microwave and directed energy systems for defense applications including electronic attack and counter-electronics. Provides compact HPM sources and DE subsystems for military platforms.

United States company

Dragonfire Systems

Welsh developer of directed energy weapon systems for air and missile defence applications.

United Kingdom private company

EOS Space Systems

Australian space situational awareness company operating laser tracking and debris-monitoring systems for military and government clients. EOS Space Systems is a division of Electro Optic Systems, operating the world's most powerful defence laser from its Canberra-area facility and tracking thousands of resident space objects.

Australia subsidiary

Epirus

American defense tech company developing high-power microwave systems for counter-drone.

United States startup

Epirus Defense

US company providing directed energy systems.

United States company

First Light Fusion Defense

First Light develops inertial confinement fusion technology for future energy and defense.

United Kingdom private company

Freeport LNG Defense

Freeport provides LNG and energy infrastructure supporting military fuel requirements.

United States private company

FTS International Defense

NYSE:FTSI

FTS provides energy services and hydraulic solutions supporting military fuel operations.

United States public company

General Atomics

American privately held defense company known for the Predator and Reaper drone families.

United States prime contractor

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems

GA-EMS develops electromagnetic systems including railguns, aircraft launch systems, and energy storage.

United States subsidiary

General Atomics Lasers

United States-based subsidiary, subsidiary of General Atomics. Specializes in high energy laser, dew, power for defense and military applications.

United States subsidiary

Helion Energy

US fusion energy company developing compact fusion generators with potential defense and space applications.

United States company

Imperium Defence Technologies

Developer of directed energy weapons and high-power microwave systems. Founded in 2013, headquartered in Albuquerque, NM, specializes in hpm weapons, directed energy systems.

United States private company

IPG Photonics Defence

American company producing fiber lasers for defence. Founded in 1990, headquartered in Oxford, MA.

United States subsidiary

IPG Photonics Defense

IPGP

US company providing high-power fiber lasers for directed energy and industrial defense.

United States subsidiary

Lockheed Martin Directed Energy

American division producing laser weapon systems for military platforms. Founded in 2010, headquartered in Bothell, WA, specializes in helios, athena.

United States subsidiary

Lockheed Martin HELIOS

US company providing naval laser weapon systems.

United States subsidiary

Lockheed Martin Laser Systems

US company providing directed energy systems.

United States subsidiary

Lumentum Defense

LITE

US company providing high-power lasers and photonic products for defense applications.

United States subsidiary

MBDA Directed Energy

MBDA division developing laser weapon systems and directed energy technologies. Founded in 2015, headquartered in Paris, specializes in dragonfire laser, hel systems.

France subsidiary

nLIGHT Defence

American company producing high-power lasers for defence. Founded in 2000, headquartered in Vancouver, WA, specializes in semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers.

United States subsidiary

nLIGHT Defense

LASR

US company providing semiconductor lasers for defense applications.

United States subsidiary

Northrop Grumman Directed Energy

US defense company's directed energy systems providing lasers and high-power microwave weapons.

United States subsidiary

Northrop Grumman Laser

United States-based subsidiary, subsidiary of Northrop Grumman. Specializes in firestrike, ssl, laser weapons for defense and military applications.

United States subsidiary

Northrop Grumman Laser Systems

American division developing directed energy weapons for military applications. Founded in 2008, headquartered in Redondo Beach, CA, specializes in firestrike, tactical laser systems.

United States subsidiary

Prometheus Energy Weapons

Developer of high-energy laser weapons and directed energy systems. Founded in 2015, headquartered in Livermore, CA.

United States private company

Proton OnSite Defense

US company providing hydrogen generation and fuel cells for military.

United States subsidiary

Radiance Technologies

US defense technology company providing directed energy, hypersonics, space, and cybersecurity solutions for national security.

United States company

Rafael Advanced Defense Laser

Israeli company providing laser defense systems.

Israel subsidiary

Rafael Directed Energy

Israeli division developing laser-based air defence systems. Founded in 2014, headquartered in Haifa, specializes in iron beam, drone dome.

Israel subsidiary

Raytheon HEL Systems

US company providing high-energy laser systems.

United States subsidiary

Raytheon High Energy Lasers

Raytheon HEL develops high energy laser systems for air defense, counter-UAS, and ground-based applications.

United States subsidiary

Raytheon HPM Systems

US company providing high-power microwave systems.

United States subsidiary

Reach Labs

US startup developing long-range wireless power beaming using millimeter-wave energy transfer for defense applications including powering remote sensors, drones, and forward-deployed systems.

United States company

Rheinmetall High Energy Laser

German company developing high-energy laser weapons for air defence. Founded in 2010, headquartered in Dusseldorf, specializes in hel effector, laser air defence.

Germany subsidiary

TAE Technologies

US fusion energy company developing advanced fusion reactors with potential military power applications.

United States company