Army to increase power of the Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser

By Connie Lee / May 17, 2017 at 8:55 AM
The Army is working to increase the power of the Mobile Expeditionary High Energy Laser from 5kW to 10kW in time for testing later this year, according to a service official. Adam Aberle, high energy laser division technology development and demonstration lead at Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, told Inside the Army May 5 the MEHEL, which has a laser mounted on a Stryker, participated in multiple tests set at the end of March and beginning...

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