Allen Control Systems (ACS), which develops autonomous weapon stations, and Attalon, which supplies high-energy laser technology, say they will develop a 3-kilowatt directed energy weapon to defeat low-cost drones cheaply. The companies announced the partnership on Thursday.
Attalon will fit its Valaris laser subsystem, made up of the laser and a beam combiner, to ACS's Bullfrog robotic weapon station. The Bullfrog detects and tracks targets and points the laser at them quickly and precisely. Another contractor will provide the beam director at first.
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Allen Control Systems
Counter-drone company
A US robotics and counter-drone company that makes the Bullfrog weapon station.
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Bullfrog
Counter-drone weapon station
A mountable counter-drone system that uses AI to track and shoot at drones with small-calibre ammunition.
