Raytheon Developing Laser Weapons for US Army

Raytheon is helping to develop a laser weapon for the U.S. Marines that is small and rugged enough to be mounted on a tactical ground vehicle, as shown in this illustration. Raytheon

One of the top arms developers in the United States is pushing forward the production of new laser weapons after receiving a major contract to develop the next-generation weapons system.

On July 2, Raytheon announced it would be developing the system for the U.S. Army’s new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles under a $10 million contract from the U.S. Army’s High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstration program. It comes on the heels of an announcement that U.S. security forces may soon have laser rifles.