U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman for First Phase of Program to Develop a Mobile, Solid-State Laser Weapon System
The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation for the first phase of a program to demonstrate the maturity of all enabling technologies for a mobile, solid-state laser weapon system mounted on a ground vehicle.
Called the High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD), the Army's goal for the system is to demonstrate the capability to effectively counter rockets, artillery and mortars (counter-RAM) in a relevant environment at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. If deployed, HEL TD could support the transition to an Army acquisition program.
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