An artist's rendering of the Indirect Fires Protection Capability – High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) in action (Dynetics)
Task & Purpose: The Army is tripling the power of one of its vehicle-mounted laser systems
The Army is working overtime to ramp up to output of one of its next-generation vehicle-mounted laser weapon systems.
Defense contractor Dynetics is currently working to increase the power of the 100 kilowatt High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL-TVD) to roughly 300 kw, roughly the output needed to defeat an incoming cruise missile, the company announced on Friday.
Initiated in 2017, the HEL-TVD program sought to develop and mount a 100 kw laser on an existing Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck to provide a counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) capability, according to a recent 2018 Congressional Research Service report.
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Update: Dynetics to increase laser capability of US Army (Army Technology)
WNU Editor: Rapid developments in laser technology continues to astound me.
