The Air Force Research Laboratory is poised to receive the remaining major subsystems for its high-energy laser demonstrator effort this fiscal year, after "technical challenges in the build phase" pushed back the delivery timeline, an official told Inside Defense this week. The issues are tied to the two outstanding main subsystems for the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) advanced technology demonstration program, designed for aircraft self-defense efforts: Northrop Grumman’s beam control system and Lockheed Martin’s laser system, both...
