Latest Directed Energy Weapons News

Pure Resources has demonstrated that its Carbon Nanotube Fibre (CNTF) achieves thermal conductivity up to 600 W/m·K, outperforming copper by 1.5 times and aluminium by up to 3 times, positioning it as a breakthrough for AI, defence, and high-power electronics cooling.

Pure Resources has deepened its partnership with Rice University to develop carbon nanotube fibre thermal management technology aimed at AI and defence markets, leveraging its Garnet Hills graphite for a vertically integrated IP pipeline.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) wraps up a three-year turnaround, reporting a $459 million order backlog despite a 27% revenue drop. The company expands its counter-drone and space control portfolio with the acquisition of the UK-based Interceptor business and a pending deal for MARSS, a European command-and-control software provider.

Electro Optic Systems secures two significant US contracts worth US$12 million for advanced Remote Weapon Systems, while progressing a conditional US$80 million Korean High Energy Laser contract with potential manufacturing shifts.

Electro Optic Systems has inked a conditional US$80 million contract to supply a 100kW high energy laser weapon to a South Korean customer, marking its second major export order in this advanced defence technology.

EOS has bolstered its counter-drone arsenal by acquiring a UK-based interceptor business and securing a landmark €71.4 million export contract for its 100kW high energy laser system with The Netherlands.

Electro Optic Systems has landed a significant €11.4 million contract for its Slinger Counter-Drone systems from a Western European NATO country, boosting its contract backlog to nearly A$400 million. This surge underscores EOS’s growing footprint in the defence sector amid rising drone threats.

EOS has landed a landmark €71.4 million export contract for its 100kW High Energy Laser Weapon system, marking a significant advance in counter-drone defense technology amid escalating global drone warfare threats.

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has landed a landmark €71.4 million contract from a European NATO member for its pioneering 100kW high-power laser counter-drone system, marking the first export of this class of directed energy weapon.