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Booz Allen Launches Directed Energy Subsidiary With Ready Products

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 10th, 2022

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Booz Allen Launches Directed Energy Subsidiary With Ready Products

Joe Shepherd, president and CEO of Booz Allen's HELworks subsidiary. LinkedIn Photo.

Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Monday announced the creation of a new subsidiary that leverages the company’s legacy technical and systems integration expertise in directed energy (DE) and high energy laser (HEL) weapon systems to bring new products to bear for its defense customers. The launch of HELworks particularly builds on Booz Allen’s own significant investments in research and development the past five years on specific capabilities and products, including the Modular Compact High Energy Laser (MCHEL), which was delivered…

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