The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has posted Request For Information (RFI) notice asking the industry to come up with a podded laser weapon system that can destroy missiles directed at stealth fighters and bombers.
Graphic: Northrop Grumman
Self-protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) aims to fly sometime around 2021 for researchers to collect “aero-effects data under a supersonic environment.”