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KBR and Hanwha demonstrate laser systems aimed at countering drones

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The Pentagon selected KBR’s Firefly system for a pilot program to test defenses against adversarial drones at U.S. military installations. Separately, Hanwha Systems said two laser weapons intercepted all three target drones in a demonstration for the South Korean Army, underscoring parallel efforts to develop directed-energy counter-drone capabilities.

Discovered 2026-10-16T07:05:37.495856-07:00 | 2026-10-16T07:05:37.495856-07:00

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  • The U.S. pilot will evaluate KBR’s Firefly system for protecting military installations, putting a directed-energy counter-drone technology into a Pentagon test program.
  • Hanwha Systems reported all three target drones were intercepted in its South Korean Army demonstration, a concrete performance result for its laser weapons.

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