Japan’s Defence industry joins local breakthrough laser trial


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Defence scientists and Mitsubishi have claimed a successful demonstration of a world-first prototype laser system in South Australia, as the Japanese manufacturing giant tips $70 million into Sydney operations for a new Defence division.

Built on more than 20 years of research by the Defence Science and Technology Group and accelerated this year with closer Australia-Japan Defence ties, the high energy laser has potential for surveillance applications and is moving …

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