Army working to reach 100 kW laser by 'sequencing'

By Connie Lee / July 18, 2017 at 1:46 PM
The Army is taking "bites at a time" to improve its directed-energy technologies, according to Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command chief Lt. Gen. James Dickinson. Speaking at a July 18 Association of the United States Army breakfast, Dickinson outlined the service's work to reach its goal of demonstrating a 100 kW laser in fiscal year 2022. The service successfully tested in March the High Energy Laser Mobile Test Truck, which includes a 10 kW laser mounted...

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