Pentagon Wants Lighter Directed-Energy Weapons For Airborne Use

armored military vehicle in desert landscape

The 50kW-class Directed-Energy Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense system.

Credit: U.S. Army
The Pentagon is looking for more compact directed-energy systems to apply the technology more widely, including in airborne applications. “Smaller. Lighter. More efficient,” said Mike Dodd, the Pentagon’s assistant secretary for critical technologies, in a social media post. “We want tech on...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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