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Army Now Has Three DE M-SHORAD Prototypes, Receiving Fourth ‘Within The Next Month’

Army Now Has Three DE M-SHORAD Prototypes, Receiving Fourth ‘Within The Next Month’
DE M-SHORAD (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)

The Army has now received the first three Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser systems, an official confirmed on Wednesday, with the fourth and final prototype to be delivered “within the next month.” Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), provided the update on the Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) effort and signaled there could be additional prototyping work to further inform the eventual program of record. “We have to do another…

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