nLIGHT, Inc. to Showcase High-Energy Laser Weapon Solutions at 2026 World Defense Show

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02/02/2026 - 09:05 PM

CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission-critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today announced it will showcase a selection of its high-energy laser weapon solutions at the World Defense Show, February 8-12, 2026, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

At the World Defense Show, nLIGHT will be showcasing a newly developed 70kW-class Laser Weapon System (LWS) along with its 30kW and 10kW High-Energy Lasers (HELs).

Leveraging 25 years of laser power scaling expertise and proprietary coherent beam combination technology, nLIGHT’s vertically integrated approach to HEL manufacturing – from semiconductor chip to fiber amplifier to beam combined laser – has consistently delivered industry-leading systems to the United States Department of War and the country’s allies for C-UAS, C-RAM and C-Missile missions across ground, naval, air and space domains.

To learn more please stop by the nLIGHT booth (Stand H4-F2.4). To schedule a meeting, please contact sales@nlight.net.

About nLIGHT

nLIGHT, Inc. is a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission-critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications. Headquartered in Camas, Washington, nLIGHT employs approximately 800 people with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.nlight.net.