U.S. Army Selects Raytheon Air Defense Laser For Initial Fielding

M-SHORAD laser weapon prototype.
Credit: U.S. Army
A Raytheon-designed laser weapon prototype will be fielded to four mobile, short-range air defense (M-SHORAD) platoons by the end of fiscal 2022, U.S. Army officials said on Aug. 18. The decision eliminates a Northrop Grumman-designed version of the 50-kW-class directed energy system from the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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