Applied Energetics Reports Laser Architecture Gains and Prototype Development
Applied Energetics has validated a next-generation ultrashort-pulse laser architecture and is constructing prototypes for an extended-range counter-drone system and a backpackable laser system.
Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG) has reported improvements to its ultrashort-pulse laser technology after validating a next-generation architecture. The company said the design combines greater laser output with substantially better beam quality, supporting more effective energy delivery across longer distances.
Applied Energetics said the work is intended to advance its counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUAS) and counter-intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C-ISR) applications. The company also said the architecture supports the technical viability of laser systems that can be carried in a backpack, although both applications remain at the development stage.
According to Applied Energetics, the performance gains are expected to extend the effective operating range of systems intended to address Group 1 and Group 2 drones. The company is developing the technology for operational environments requiring directed-energy capabilities.
Applied Energetics is now building the first prototypes based on the revised architecture. One is an extended-range counter-drone system for Group 1 and Group 2 threats. The other is a backpackable laser system intended for select national security applications.
The company said it has moved from validating the architecture to constructing systems that can demonstrate its capabilities. It also plans continued testing and iterative validation focused on power output and long-range precision.
Applied Energetics describes itself as a defence technology company specialising in optical fibre-based ultrashort-pulse laser weapon systems. Its directed-energy systems are designed for C-sUAS missions and layered air defence, including applications involving unmanned aerial systems, AI-driven drone swarms and autonomous robotic platforms.
The company said its intellectual property portfolio includes 26 patents and 6 pending. It also describes its architecture as designed to reduce size, weight, power and cost compared with legacy continuous-wave systems.
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Applied Energetics said it believes the latest results could support broader applications for its technology and the development of next-generation directed-energy systems. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks, and the company said actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Applied Energetics will attend the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, October 12-14, 2026.
Applied Energetics announced major performance improvements to its ultrashort-pulse laser capabilities and validation of a next-generation architecture. The company said the architecture delivers higher power and significantly improved beam quality.
Applied Energetics reported a combination of increased power and substantially improved beam quality. The company said these improvements enable more effective delivery of laser energy over greater distances.
Applied Energetics said the advances are expected to materially extend the effective range of systems designed to counter Group 1 and Group 2 drones. The company is developing the technology for Counter-small unmanned aerial systems, or C-sUAS, applications.
Applied Energetics said its architecture supports the technical viability of backpackable laser systems. The company is constructing a backpackable laser system intended for select national security applications, although the source describes this as a development programme rather than a completed system.
Applied Energetics is constructing the first prototypes of two systems built around the new architecture. These are an extended-range counter-drone system designed to address Group 1 and Group 2 threats, and a backpackable laser system intended for select national security applications.
Chris Donaghey, President and CEO of Applied Energetics, said the company had combined higher laser output with significantly improved beam quality, which he described as critical to extending effective range and expanding operational capabilities. He said the results validate the technology platform, while the company believes the technology has potential for a new generation of directed energy solutions.
Applied Energetics said it is moving from architectural validation into construction of systems designed to demonstrate the capabilities. The company also said it remains focused on continuous testing and iterative validation to optimise the power outputs and long-range precision achieved thus far.
Applied Energetics will attend the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, from October 12-14, 2026.
Applied Energetics is a defence technology company specialising in optical fibre-based ultrashort pulse laser weapon systems. Its high-intensity directed-energy weapons are designed for next-generation C-sUAS mission sets and layered air defence, including disabling or destroying critical ISR sensors on unmanned aerial systems, AI-driven drone swarms and autonomous robotic platforms.
Applied Energetics said its technology is backed by a proprietary intellectual property portfolio of 26 patents and 6 pending. The company said its architecture is designed to provide reductions in size, weight, power and cost compared with legacy continuous-wave systems.
Applied Energetics shares trade on the OTCQB under the ticker symbol AERG, written in the source as OTCQB:AERG.
Applied Energetics said it believes the advancements represent an important step towards the broader potential of its technology and the development of next-generation directed-energy capabilities. The company’s forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied.