Mortars, Drones Shot Down By Stryker-Mounted 50-kW Laser

Stryker combat vehicle
A Raytheon/Kord team is producing a 50kW laser for Stryker combat vehicles
Credit: Raytheon
A Raytheon/Kord team has demonstrated that a Stryker combat vehicle-mounted, 50-kW laser weapon system can shoot-down 60-mm mortars and drones, during an operational assessment at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, a Raytheon executive reported on May 16. The operational assessment in Feburary...
Steve Trimble

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

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