USAF Developing Ground-Based, 300 kW-Class Laser

HELWS prototype

Credit: General Atomics

The U.S. Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI), a top U.S. Defense Department official said April 16. U.S. Army and Navy versions of different, 300-kW high-energy lasers are...

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