After CENTOM experiments, Army seeks more rugged counter-drone lasers to put on vehicles

After CENTOM experiments, Army seeks more rugged counter-drone lasers to put on vehicles
After CENTOM experiments, Army seeks more rugged counter-drone lasers to put on vehicles

The Army is pushing for companies to integrate lasers on JLTVs, while eyeing a future where ground robots don the directed energy weapons.

Army tweaking new high-power microwave prototype before CENTCOM testing begins

Army tweaking new high-power microwave prototype before CENTCOM testing begins
Army tweaking new high-power microwave prototype before CENTCOM testing begins

“The system actually worked very well, but we had some, some additional work to do, from a suitability perspective,” Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch told Breaking Defense.

Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4

Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4
Army: Proposals For Cruise Missile Killer Due June 4

In August, the Army will pick a single vendor to build the Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC), focused on countering cruise missiles and larger drones. Later upgrades will add lasers and counter-rocket capability.

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation
IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation

Thursday’s near-simultaneous intercept of a cruise missile and a ballistic missile was far from the hardest thing the IBCS battalion has done.

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point
Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point

The Army’s eager to link its missile defense C2 network to the Air Force, Navy, and Marines – as long as that doesn’t slow the millisecond timing required to hit high-speed targets.