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What We Know About ‘Apollo,' NATO’s New Australian-Made Laser Weapon

EOS CEO Dr. Andreas Schwer on the system that scored the world's first known laser weapon export contract.

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Jared Keller
Oct 08, 2025
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Australian defense firm EOS’s ‘Apollo’ high-energy laser weapon engages a target during an undated test. (EOS)

Australia is not usually the first name that comes up in conversations about the future of high-energy laser weapons. The United States and China dominate the field, Israel deployed the first operational system to score a real-world combat kill,…

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