Army Technology

The US Army has selected Lockheed Martin to develop two 300kW laser countermeasure prototypes under the service’s High Energy Laser (HEL) project; one of two directed energy weapon (DEW) concepts that come under the Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability programme.

Directed energy weapon systems comprise lightweight hardware and can engage targets instantaneously, offering a solution to ever-changing threats and reducing the logistical requirements associated with traditional kinetic weapons.

Click here to read more