Tucson-based Applied Energetics is expanding at the University of Arizona Tech Park, after winning millions of dollars in defense contracts to advance its pulsed-laser tech.
David Wichner A longtime Tucson developer of specialized lasers and directed-energy systems is expanding at the University of Arizona Tech Park, after winning millions of dollars in Pentagon research contracts and grants since last year.
People are also reading… “This expansion represents an exciting milestone for our Tucson facility and supports our long-term strategy to scale our operations, invest in our infrastructure and execute on our strategic plans to be a leader in the development of directed energy technologies,” Quarles said. “We look forward to the continued growth of our workforce here as we advance our program activities with our customers.”Founded as Ionatron Inc.
Major grant, contractsIn June 2022, the company was awarded a $3.9 million, two-year grant by the Office of Naval Research to develop an optical system “capable of defeating customer-specified threats” for use on Marine Corps platforms. Last month, the company was awarded a follow-on $1.15 million Phase II STTR its to continue research and development.
Applied Energetics says such continuous lasers take time to act on a target, while it has already delivered ultrashort-pulse lasers that top five terawatts, or trillions of watts, delivered in a pulse of less than a trillionth of a second to produce instantaneous results.
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