High-energy laser weapon system for German Navy
BAAINBw contract (via the ARGE HEL working group with Rheinmetall) for MBDA to develop a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy, targeted operational by 2029.
Establishes a joint venture between MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition to build a complete maritime laser weapon system — reconnaissance, target tracking, and engagement — for German Navy protection against drone threats, with port-security applications. Builds on their jointly developed naval laser demonstrator, tested aboard a Sachsen-class frigate: 28,000+ nautical miles across the North Sea, Baltic, and Mediterranean, and over 1,000 successful shots against airborne, maritime, and land-based targets, including in adverse weather. Series production is planned largely in Germany. Press reporting put contract value at 'several hundred million euros,' unconfirmed, so not written to the value field (see Needs human verification).
Award detail
- Agency
- BAAINBw / ARGE HEL
- Award ID
- Undisclosed
- Ceiling value
- Undisclosed
- Vehicle
- Consortium with MBDA Deutschland + Rheinmetall Waffe Munition; targeted operational 2029
- Awarded
- 2026-07-09
- Period of performance ends
- Undisclosed
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- What is the High-energy laser weapon system for German Navy contract?
- Establishes a joint venture between MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition to build a complete maritime laser weapon system — reconnaissance, target tracking, and engagement — for German Navy protection against drone threats, with port-security applications. Builds on their jointly developed naval laser demonstrator, tested aboard a Sachsen-class frigate: 28,000+ nautical miles across the North Sea, Baltic, and Mediterranean, and over 1,000 successful shots against airborne, maritime, and land-based targets, including in adverse weather. Series production is planned largely in Germany. Press reporting put contract value at 'several hundred million euros,' unconfirmed, so not written to the value field (see Needs human verification).
- Which agency awarded the High-energy laser weapon system for German Navy contract?
- The High-energy laser weapon system for German Navy contract was awarded by BAAINBw / ARGE HEL under a Consortium with MBDA Deutschland + Rheinmetall Waffe Munition; targeted operational 2029 vehicle.
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BAAINBw signed a contract on 9 July 2026 with the ARGE HEL working group (MBDA Deutschland + Rheinmetall) to develop a naval high-energy laser weapon system
The Defense Post: Germany Awards MBDA-Rheinmetall Contract to Develop Naval Laser WeaponVerified2026-07-09