Directed Energy Proven, Ready To Scale, Pentagon Official Says

Pentagon lasers

AeroVironment’s Locust X3 has been selected for the U.S. Army’s Enduring High Energy Laser program.

Credit: U.S. Army
Directed energy is at the precipice of being instituted by the U.S. military services. The technology is ready. The military services just need to buy in to field it at scale. And that is finally starting, with more to come, the department’s head of critical technologies argues. The U.S. Army has...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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