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# Lithuania's Altechna joins EUR 25 million EU laser weapons project TALOS-TWO
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-05-altechna-talos-two-laser-consortium/
- Published: 2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:00:27.000Z
- Description: Lithuania's Altechna joined the EUR 25 million EU-funded TALOS-TWO consortium, supplying optics for Europe's planned sovereign 100 kilowatt-class laser weapons. The European Defence Fund project groups 21 partners from eight countries, including CILAS, Leonardo and Rheinmetall, targeting 2030.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Army Technology, 5 March 2025](https://www.army-technology.com/news/altechna-talos-two-laser-weapons-project/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish Altechna's own contract value within the consortium or that the laser technology will reach deployed systems by 2030.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)