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US Army digs new sandbox for laser weapons
The Army's new Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory will help the service drive down cost and schedule risk in emerging laser weapons programs.
By Jen Judson
Latest "directed energy" stories
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Army readies to deliver first set of Strykers with 50-kilowatt laser weapons
The U.S. Army nears initial fielding of a powerful laser weapon on Stryker combat vehicle.
By Jen Judson
US Army awards Boeing, General Atomics contract to develop powerful laser weapon
Boeing and General Atomics are onboard to develop a 300-kilowatt laser weapon system for the U.S. Army.
By Jen Judson
US Army to test new microwave weapon for defeating drones
An Air Force laboratory spent $15 million to build THOR in cooperation with engineering firm Verus Research as well as BAE Systems and Leidos.
Coming soon to the US Army: Combat-capable hypersonic and laser weapons
The Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office has plans to deliver a battery of hypersonic weapons and a battery of directed-energy weapons to soldiers in short order.
By Jen Judson