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JIATF 401, FAA Plan Weekend Test Of Army High Energy Laser For Countering Drones

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JIATF 401, FAA Plan Weekend Test Of Army High Energy Laser For Countering Drones
AV's ISV-integrated AMP-HEL prototype with LOCUST 20-kilowatt laser weapon system. Photo: AV.

The Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the weekend of March 7 and 8 planned to test an Army high-energy laser (HEL) to assess the safe use of the system for domestic operations, the Defense Department said on March 6. The upcoming test is not the first test of a HEL between DoD and the FAA but closely follows two incidents where U.S military operators used a laser system to shoot down a party…

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