Firefly high-energy laser
Kord Technologies' palletized high-energy laser weapon system for counter-drone defense; selected in 2026 for a JIATF-401 directed-energy pilot.
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Supplier · United States
Kord Technologies
HQ Huntsville, United StatesFounded 2008
Huntsville, Alabama defense engineering company and wholly owned subsidiary of KBR. It developed the FireFly high-energy laser weapon for counter-drone use, which JIATF-401 selected in 2026 for a directed energy pilot in U.S. airspace.
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Applied Energetics (SEC filing) · Mar 25, 2025 · Supports Organization
“Kord Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR”
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Aviation Week · Sep 24, 2019 · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“Kord was founded in 2008 by CEO Allen Young”
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Defense Daily · Supports Organization · description
“has developed FireFly, its first fully self-contained high energy laser weapon”
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Defense Daily · Oct 5, 2026 · Supports Organization · description, System
“Epirus and Kord Technologies to participate in a pilot program aimed at expanding the use of these types of systems to protect against drone threats in U.S. airspace”
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ACCESS Newswire · Supports Organization, System · maturity
“KORD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of KBR, is an integrated aerospace and defense company”
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