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Lockheed Martin ATHENA
Also known as: ATHENA · Advanced Test High Energy Asset
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Advanced Test High Energy Asset, a 30 kW-class fibre-laser weapon system Lockheed Martin used to demonstrate counter-drone and counter-rocket engagements for the US Army.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
laser
In service since
2017
Defeat range
5 km
Mobility
fixed
Domain
ground
CAPABILITIES
Detection: EO, IR
Defeat: laser
Drone class targets: Group-1, Group-2
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE DEPLOYMENTS
Used by Lockheed Martin in US Army and US Air Force tests against Group 1-3 UAS at White Sands and Fort Sill.
SOURCES
Data confidence: 80 / 100. Catalog is in active development.