Lockheed secures $221M Army deal for high-powered air defense laser prototype
For now, the company has received more than $150 million to produce the service’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) prototype weapon system.
Missiles and lasers: How the Army wants to advance its Indirect Fire Protection Capability portfolio
The service is on the hunt for a supersonic interceptor for Dynetics’ IFPC Increment 2 launcher, also dubbed Enduring Shield, and looking for a high-energy laser.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
US Army selects Epirus’ Leonidas for high-power microwave initiative
“IFPC-HPM provides much needed protection against adversarial UAS swarms capable of targeting and overwhelming US and allied air defense systems,” the Army said in budget request documents.
Lockheed Martin delivers 300-kilowatt laser to Defense Department
The new laser will take part in the Army's demonstration of its Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser later this year.