article_snippet: The demonstration was the first field testing of Lockheed’s integrated 30-kilowatt, single-mode fibre laser weapon system prototype.
article_snippet: ‘Fiber-optic lasers are revolutionising directed energy systems,’ said Keoki Jackson, Lockheed Martin chief technology officer.
article_snippet: ‘Lockheed Martin are investing in every component of the system - from the optics and beam control to the laser itself - to drive size, weight and power efficiencies.
article_snippet: This is said to provide greater ‘efficiency and lethality’ than multiple individual 10-kilowatt lasers used in other systems.
article_snippet: ‘The high-energy laser serves as the heart of a laser weapon system,’ said Dr. Johnson.
article_snippet: ‘This 30-kilowatt milestone shows our commitment to producing the high beam quality and high power needed to address a variety of military ‘speed-of-light’ defensive operations.
highlights_snippet: Laser uses 'spectral combining' to create a precise, powerful beam .
  