It could be part of the U.S. Army's operations next year.
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated its ruggedized 50-kW tactical laser weapon that can be integrated into the Stryker combat vehicle, the company said in aA laser-powered weapon is high on the priority list for many countries as the dynamics of warfare have rapidly changed in the past few years. Instead of looking to buy more sophisticated and expensive attack options, adversaries are now relying on cheap-to-build drones that can be used in large numbers.
The first light demonstration, completed recently, verified that the laser's optical performance is in line with the system design parameters. The company claims to use a Spectral Beam Combination architecture that is low-cost and allows power to be scaled while retaining the beam quality fired by the lasers.
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