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Army Selects Northrop Grumman, Raytheon For 50KW Laser Prototype Program

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

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Army Selects Northrop Grumman, Raytheon For 50KW Laser Prototype Program

This Mobile High-Energy Laser-equipped Stryker was evaluated, April 12, during the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

The Army has tapped Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] to develop competing 50-kilowatt laser prototypes to be integrated on Stryker vehicles with a goal of delivering a platoon of four test systems fiscal year 2022, officials said Thursday. Officials from the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) also announced that a separate program to build a 100-kilowatt laser to be integrated on Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle trucks has been adjusted to go after emerging technologies for…

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