Laser Technologies
Building on decades of experience in developing directed energy weapon technology, our HELENA™ range of coherent beam combination (CBC) High Energy Laser Source solutions is designed to be integrated into Laser Directed Energy Weapon systems.
Our HELENA laser source technology is demonstrated through our contribution to UK DragonFire consortium working to achieve a significant step change in the UK’s high energy laser weapon systems capability.
Through the DragonFire concept demonstrator programme, we have delivered our first 50kW CBC source to the UK Ministry of Defence and have applied our testing and evaluation expertise to conduct system trials on ranges that we operate for UK MOD under the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA).
This will provide the body of evidence for future procurement decisions alongside developing UK industrial capability and know-how, so that collectively the UK can respond more effectively to both threats and the emerging business opportunities in the UK and overseas.
Smart Materials
We can control the propagation of light, heat, sound, vibration and radio signals via the use of bespoke materials, tailored to the problem at hand.
We have unique UK capabilities that offer multispectral operation and innovation for design and prototyping for both military and civil customers.
Service
We provide a UK sovereign capability in stealth materials across the three major signature control domains:
- Acoustic stealth materials
- Radio frequency (RF) stealth materials
- Electro-optic (EO) stealth materials
We offer unique UK equipment and capabilities to offer modelling, design, prototyping and trials for a wide range of stealth treatments. We provide robust practical solutions, advice and assessment services to government and the global defence industry, and our stealth materials are used to optimise the signatures of major military platforms.
Products
Our background in stealth enables us to control the propagation of light, heat, sound, vibration and radio signals via the use of bespoke materials to solve problems in the commercial world. This unique expertise, together with our industry and academic contacts, equips us to provide a wide range of bespoke military and commercial solutions, including:
- Noise and vibration control e.g. machinery and vehicles
- Novel sports equipment e.g. vibration-damped structures
- Stealthy wind turbines design and radar impact assessment
- Blast and impact mitigation treatments
- Combat ID systems – ‘friend-or-foe’ discrimination for people and vehicles and RFID solution tagging inventory/security
- Camouflage pattern design and assessment
- Thermal & Electromagnetic control
- Document security features
