The Council has formally selected DECODER for EU support. The project brings together 18 European countries and Ukraine, but approval is not yet an equipment order or proof of operational capability.
Published 29 September 2026Source date: 28 September 2026
Archive: US Navy LaWS aboard USS Ponce, 16 November 2014. This illustrates laser technology; it is not the EOS Apollo system. Photo: John F. Williams / US Navy · Public domain.
A new letter of intent links Apollo laser development to a possible Dutch manufacturing base. Further purchases remain conditional, and performance claims need scrutiny.
Published 25 September 2026Source date: 24 September 2026
