
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Army plans to field an experimental high-power microwave (HPM) weapons system by fiscal year 2024, a top Army official said Wednesday. The service is working on adding the HPM to its Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) system, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, Director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), said during the Space and Missile Defense Symposium here on Wednesday. The Army is developing IFPC to defeat rockets, artillery, mortars, cruise missiles, and…