An artist's rendering of the Indirect Fires Protection Capability – High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) in action (Dynetics)
Task & Purpose: The Army is tripling the power of one of its vehicle-mounted laser systems
The Army is working overtime to ramp up to output of one of its next-generation vehicle-mounted laser weapon systems.
Defense contractor Dynetics is currently working to increase the power of the 100 kilowatt High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL-TVD) to roughly 300 kw, roughly the output needed to defeat an incoming cruise missile, the company announced on Friday.
Initiated in 2017, the HEL-TVD program sought to develop and mount a 100 kw laser on an existing Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck to provide a counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) capability, according to a recent 2018 Congressional Research Service report.
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Update: Dynetics to increase laser capability of US Army (Army Technology)
WNU Editor: Rapid developments in laser technology continues to astound me.
1 comment:
Laser is the only way to counter act the hyper-sonic missile and, of course the lower. I am must be very backward because I was still on the development of the 100KW. Good for us! The bottom line is China will never attack us if they know we can defeat their missiles and they can't do the same for our missiles.
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