AeroVironment wins a $405 million international order for LOCUST X3 counter-drone lasers

AeroVironment has won an international order worth $405 million for its LOCUST X3 laser defence systems, the company announced on X, LAE Times reports. AeroVironment described it as a milestone order that will speed up its expansion in the international market for directed-energy weapons.

According to the report, the announcement does not name the customer country or end user, the number of systems, where they will be deployed or when they will be delivered.

The company said the order strengthens its ability to offer layered counter-drone defences, in which lasers work alongside other ways of detecting and stopping drones.