Army Awards Laser Weapon Contract To Boeing, General Atomics Team
The Army wants to demonstrate a 300 kilowatt laser weapon in fiscal 2022.
The Army wants to demonstrate a 300 kilowatt laser weapon in fiscal 2022.
The service remains on pace to field an offensive hypersonic unit by fiscal 2023, general says.
The Army is on track to deliver a first prototype MRC by 2023, said Marcia Holmes, deputy director at the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technology Office.
The delivery is a significant milestone for the Army's Long Range Precision Fires modernization effort.
Some systems shot the drones, others brought hit them with electronic attacks.
Training with the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon prototype system will commence on Oct. 18, says Rob Strider, deputy director of the Army Hypersonic Project Office.
“We’re painting with broad strokes, but we're diving into what missions of the future will look like. The technology is not quite Star Wars, but we’re getting close,” said Jeremy Murray-Krezan, AFRL's directed energy deputy chief scientist, says.
TEL AVIV: Three Israeli companies are finalists in the U.S Army’s contest to find the most effective systems to neutralize hostile drones, with only one US company still in the mix. ELTA, teamed with Iron Drone, and XTEND recently demonstrated their systems at Yuma Proving Grounds. The demos are part of the Army’s effort to […]
A parallel joint requirements document will be briefed to industry Oct. 30, Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, head of the Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aerial Systems office, says.