Three of four DE M-SHORAD platoon sets have been delivered

By Dan Schere / August 9, 2023 at 2:53 PM
The Army has delivered three out of four prototype platoon sets for the Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense system, with the fourth set to be delivered in the next month, a service official said Wednesday. DE M-SHORAD is a 50-kilowatt high-energy laser mounted on a Stryker, and is Increment 2 of the Army’s M-SHORAD program. The service requested $110 million for research, development, test and evaluation of the laser and prototype vehicles for fiscal year 2024, according to a...

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