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Who Is the Mystery Buyer Behind NATO’s Newest Laser Weapon?

A "European NATO customer" has signed the world’s first export deal for a high-energy laser weapon. But which one?

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Jared Keller
Aug 18, 2025
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Australian defense firm EOS’s 100 kilowatt high-energy laser weapon system. (EOS)

In what could be a major milestone for the global high-energy laser arms race, Australian defense firm EOS announced earlier this month that it has secured a €71.4 million ($125 million) contract to deliver a 100 kilowatt high energy laser weapon system to a “European NATO …

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