U.S. Air Force awards Raytheon with $24M contract for drone-killing laser weapon

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday an agreement with Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems worth about for $24 million.

Raytheon Co. received a $23,8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and supply two prototypes of High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS).

“This award provides for outside continental U.S. (OCONUS) field assessment for purposes of experimentation including, but is not limited to, 12 months of in-field operation by Air Force personnel against unmanned aerial systems threats,” said DoD.