The Missile Defense Agency is lining up a new Short Pulse Laser research project in fiscal year 2023 -- including drafting a roadmap for this category of directed-energy technology -- if Congress adds $12.2 million for the venture, which is not requested as part of the Pentagon's budget request. MDA, which has previously expressed interest in a new laser project to advance technology able to destroy ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missile threats in all phases of flight, has included Short...
