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Army’s Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Headed For User Assessment In Early FY ‘24

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

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Army’s Stryker-Mounted 50KW Laser Headed For User Assessment In Early FY ‘24

DE M-SHORAD (Photo by U.S. Army) (Jim Kendall)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Following a slight delay in the delivery of the first prototypes, the Army’s Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) program to field a Stryker-mounted 50-kilowatt laser system is headed for a user assessment in early fiscal year 2024. Lt. Gen. Robert Rasch, director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), confirmed details of the program timeline to Defense Daily and said DE M-SHORAD could potentially transition into a program of record and…

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