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Army Working Up To 100 kW Laser Weapons Step By Step

Friday, July 28th, 2017

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The Army is sequencing tests of directed-energy technologies up towards a 100 kW laser by 2022 for fixed and rotor wing targets, the head of Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command said July 18.Lt. Gen. James Dickinson highlighted directed energy/lasers as an important research effort for his command at an Association of the United States Army (AUSA) breakfast event.Laser weapons have the potential to be low-cost, effective complements to kinetic energy options, he said. Specifically, the Army…

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