Under a new contract, Lockheed Martin has been commissioned to improve on its already potent 300 kW HELSI laser technology and bring it up to 500 kW.
will incorporate high-energy laser technology into current defense systems, allowing for quick and accurate targeting of potential threats. This will enhance the combat capabilities of the armed forces by providing powerful lasers and greater fighting strength. The US Army intends to deploy as many as four operational 300 kW-class IFPC-HEL prototypes in tactical military vehicles by 2024.
HELSI's second phase aims to enhance the laser's power output while maintaining exceptional beam quality and maximizing efficiency, compactness, weight, and volume for continuous-wave high-energy laser sources. Successfully demonstrating this capability will lower the DoD's risk when procuring and deploying high-powered laser weapon systems across all six branches of the military.
“OUSD has invested [in maturing] high energy lasers in support of America’s warfighters.
“The 500-kW laser will incorporate our successes from the 300-kW system and lessons learned from legacy programs to prove further the capability to defend against a range of threats," he added. "Lockheed Martin is a proven weapon system integrator and has invested in demonstrating the maturity of its directed energy technology and increasing its production capacity to build laser weapon systems at scale.
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