In air and missile defense (AMD), the Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense system (IAMD) is an

SMDC The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) of the United States Army. The command was established in 1997. The current USASMDC commander is Lieutenant General Daniel L. Karbler ...

research program to augment the aging

surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

defense systems and to provide the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

with a low-cost, but effective complement to

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solutions to take out air threats.

Brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ...

level higher energy lasers are used in truck mounted systems called HELMTT. At lower levels, the Army needs to develop interceptors that don't cost more than small,

unmanned aircraft An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs are a component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), which includes adding a ground-based controller ...

systems. In early research they have successfully used 5-kilowatt lasers on a Stryker combat vehicle. The Mobile Expeditionary High-Energy Laser ( MEHEL) was used at MFIX at

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, in the first half of April, 2017.

Air, Missile Defense

:''Split from: Army Futures Command'' Air, Missile Defense (AMD):AARON MA
(MAY 12, 2019) Report: Missile System and Surveillance Plane Funding Will Go Towards the Border Wall
slate.com *Paul McCleary (4 September 2019)
Border Wall Money Taken From Alaska Missile Interceptors, Shipyards & More
breakingdefense.com lists some of the affected projects *Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(10 September 2019) Will Trump's Wall Mean a Delay in Defense Funding?
breakingdefense.com $3.6 billion shift *MATTHEW CHO
(09/16/2019) Pentagon puts brakes on 3 border barrier projects because of cost
reverses $2.5 billion that would have been cut from missile defense allocation, Fort Knox middle school, etc. *Eleanor Watson *Li Zhou (26 Sep 2019
Congress just made moves to narrowly avert another government shutdown
Continuing resolution (CR) funds until mid-November *JENNIFER SCHOLTE
(10/17/2019) Senate fails to override Trump on border wall emergency
/ref>Jason Cutsha
(SMDC/ARSTRAT) (22 March 2019) Army's senior air defender talks future of air, missile defense
/ref>Gary Sheftick, Army News Service (13 March 2019)
FY20 budget to boost air & missile defense
/ref>MG

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br> (09.10.2019) CCDC’S road map to modernizing the Army: air and missile defense
DVIDS release
(10 September 2019)
Same CCDC text but with 3 more images. Fifth in a series.Justin Kat
(26 Apr 2022) Lockheed sending first five A4 radars to Army next month
"Army's Q-53 counterfire target acquisition radar and the Air Force's new long-range radar" 2023 deliveryJen Judso
(27 Apr 2022) US Army plan to replace Patriot interceptors gets a jolt in FY23 budget request
Budget request for FY2023: Abbreviated Concept Development Document (ACDD) in FY24. Down select: 2QFY2023–4QFY2025. Concept Development Document by 1QFY24. Rapid capability development phase begins 1QFY25. In 2022 plans for FY2023 cruise missile defense were underway.Jen Judso
(18 Jul 2022) Pentagon plan for homeland cruise missile defense taking shape
Army ccdc domes of protection 0

Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System

The

''Integrated Air and Missile Defense

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Battle Command System'' (IBCS) is a plug and fight network intended to let any defensive sensor (such as a radar) feed its data to any available weapon system (colloquially, "connect any sensor to any shooter").

ASA(ALT) The Office of the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT) pronounced ''A-salt'') is known as OASA(ALT). OASA(ALT) serves, when delegated, as the Army Acquisition Executive, the Senior Pr ...

br>Weapon Systems Handbook 2018update
/ref> The system is designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. IBCS a Revolutionary C2 System
4:40 video clipDaniel Cebul Daniel Cebul �
(9 October 2018) Army looks to a future of integrated fire
by integrating THAAD IBCS LRPF IBCS has been developed since 2004, with the aim to replace Raytheon's Patriot missile (SAM) engagement control station (ECS), along with seven other forms of ABM defense command systems. Jen Judson (11 Oct 2018) The IBCS program is part of the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) effort.Theresa Hitchen
(11 Aug 2021) JROC's Next Target: 'Integrated Air & Missile Defense'
IAMD will eventually be subject to a

JROC Part of the United States Department of Defense acquisition process, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) reviews programs designated as JROC interest and supports the acquisition review process in accordance with law (). The JROC accompl ...

capability review — John Hyten. JADC2 will thus have to be harmonized with IAMD.U.S. Army (12 December 2019) Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense System successfully intercepts test targets
/ref>USAASC (2020) Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)
/ref> IBCS aims to create an integrated network of air defense sensors, such as AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel and AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR, AN/MPQ-53, AN/MPQ-65A and GhostEye (LTAMDS) in

Patriot missile system The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar compon ...

, Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
Army IBCS: Joint, Up To A Point
Breaking Defense. 15 May 2020 GhostEye MR in

NASAMS NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, also known as the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) is a distributed and networked short- to medium-range ground-based air defense system developed by Kongsberg Defence & Ae ...

AN/TPY-2 The AN/TPY-2 Surveillance Transportable Radar, also called the Forward Based X-Band Transportable (FBX-T) is a long-range, very high-altitude active digital antenna array X band surveillance radar designed to add a tier to existing missile and a ...

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal ...

(THAAD)Jen Judso
(27 March 2019) Army debuts missile defense framework in move to counter drones, hypersonic threats
/ref> and Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), AN/SPY-1 and

AN/SPY-6 The AN/SPY-6, also known as the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), is an active electronically scanned array 3D radar under development for the United States Navy (USN). It will provide integrated air and missile defense for Flight III s. Vari ...

in Aegis BMD,Tyler Rogoway
Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do
The Warzone. October 29, 2020 and

AN/APG-81 The AN/APG-81 is an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system designed by Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. The Joint Strike Fighter AN/APG-81 AESA radar is a result of the US government ...

in Lockeed Martin F-35 Lightning II, allowing them to interoperate with IBCS engagement control stations.Jen Judso
(20 August 2019) US Missile Defense Agency boss reveals his goals, challenges on the job
Increase the discrimination of the radars and other sensors. Use Large aperture sensors. Use Space-based missile sensors. An SM-3 Block IIA missile test against ICBM is scheduled for 2020. Plan out the detection, control and engagement; the sensors, the command-and-control, the fire control, and the weapons (the kill vehicles). IBCS engagement stations will be able to take fine control of army-fielded air-defense systems like Patriot and THAAD, directing radar positioning and suggesting recommended launchers; naval, aerial and Marine systems will only be able to share either radar tracks or raw radar data with the IBCS network. The Army requires all new missiles and air-defense systems to implement IBCS support. Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
New Missiles Must Work With IBCS Network: Bruce Jette (Exclusive)
Breaking Defense. March 09, 2020 Northrop Grumman was announced as the prime contractor in 2010; between 2009 and 2020, the Army had spent $2.7 billion on the program.Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)
vendor summary By May 2015, a first flight test integrated a networked S-280 engagement operations center with radar sensor and interceptor launchers. This test demonstrated a missile kill with the first interceptor. By Army doctrine, two interceptors were launched against that missile. By April 2016, IBCS tests demonstrated sensor fusion from disparate data streams, identification and tracking of targets, selection of appropriate kill vehicles, and interception of the targets, but the "IBCS software was 'neither mature nor stable'".Jen Judson (6 February 2017) On 1 May 2019 an Engagement Operations Center (EOC) for the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) was delivered to the Army, at Huntsville, Alabama.Sydney J Freedber
(1 May 2019) IBCS: Northrop Delivers New Army Missile Defense Command Post
11 EOCs as well as 18 IBCS integrated fire control network (IFCN) relays by year-end 2019 In July 2019, the TRADOC capability manager (TCM) for Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) has accepted the charter for DOTMLPF for the Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT).Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Comman
(7.24.2019) SMDC colonel accepts TCM SMD Assumption of Charter
from AMD to SMD On 30 August 2019 at

Reagan Test Site The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean). It covers about and includes rocket launch s ...

on Kwajalein atoll, THAAD Battery E-62 successfully intercepted a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM), using a radar which was well-separated from the interceptors; the next step tested Patriot missiles as interceptors while using THAAD radars as sensors; a THAAD radar has a longer detection range than a Patriot radar.Paul McClear
(30 August 2019) Army Tests Dispersed THAAD; Beginning Of Modular Missile Defense?
A step toward IBCS THAAD Battery E-62 engaged the MRBM without knowledge of just when the medium range ballistic missile had launched.MDA.mi

Flight Test THAAD (FTT)-23 image: https://www.mda.mil/global/images/system/thaad/FTT-23_THAAD_01.jpg at Kwajalein IBCS' second limited user test was scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of FY20.Sydney J Freedberg In July 2020 a Limited user test (LUT) of IBCS was initiated at WSMR; the test ran until mid-September 2020.Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
(6 July 2020) IBCS: Army Launches Massive Army Missile Defense Test
LUT is prerequisite for a Milestone C decision in the acquisition process. The LUT was originally scheduled for May but was delayed to handle the COVID-19 safety protocols. The first of several LUTs of IBCS, by an ADA battalion was successfully run in August 2020.Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(13 August 2020) IBCS: Army Missile Defense Passes Most Complex Test Yet
/ref> IBCS successfully integrated data from two sensors (Sentinel and Patriot radars), and shot down two drones (cruise missile surrogates) with two Patriot missiles in the presence of jamming; In the week after, by 20 August 2020 two more disparate threats (cruise missile and ballistic missile) were launched and intercepted;Matthew Co

/ref>Jason Cutshaw USASMD
(27 August 2020) SMDC target team supports Army IBCS tests
Zombie launched to test IBCS the ADA battalion then ran hundreds of drills denoting hundreds of threats for the remainder of the IBCS tests (the increased effort occupied the entire unit);Lt. Col. David P. McCoy, Test Division Chief, Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Comman
(11 September 2020) Ft. Bliss Air Defense Soldiers provide data testing new Integrated Air and Missile Defense system
/ref> the real-world data serve as a sanity check for

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simulations of an array of physical scenarios amounting to hundreds of thousands of cases.Todd Sout
(20 Aug 2020) Army missile defenders defeat cruise and ballistic missiles nearly simultaneously
The test created terabytes of data to be queried.Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(21 August 2020) IBCS Defeats 2 Missiles in Flight – But 100s In Simulation
*Andrew Eversde
(20 August 2020) US Army buys two new supercomputers to meet data analytics demand
/ref> IBCS created a "single uninterrupted composite track of each threat" and handed off each threat for separate disposition by the air and missile defense's integrated fire control network (IFCN).Defense Brief Editoria
(20 August 2020) US Army IBCS intercepts ballistic, cruise missile targets in second LUT test
"IBCS integrated the data to form a single uninterrupted composite track of each threat, impossible with any single sensor, which then informed engagement solutions with the best interceptors to engage both incoming threats" The same battalion running the LUT, for both IBCS, and LTAMDS radar, is scheduled to run the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOTE) in 2021,Sydney J Freedber
(3 August 2020) Live-Fire Tests In August For Army Air & Missile Defense
/ref> and is to run well into 2022. In 2022, IBCS successfully completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E).Theresa Hitchen
(9 Nov 2022) Army’s IBCS wraps up initial operational testing
Northrop Grumman received a "five-year, $1.4 billion contract in late December" 2021. In September 2020 a Joint exercise against cruise missiles demonstrated AI-based kill chains which can be formulated in seconds; One of the kills was by a "M109-based" tracked howitzer Theresa Hitchens AFWERX (25 August 2020) Dr. Will Roper ABMS 'Ask Me Anything'
/ref> (a Paladin descendant). The ranges of the IAMD defensive radars, when operated as a system, are thousands of miles. Cross-domain information from ground, air, and space sensors was passed to a fire control system at Project Convergence 2021 (PC21), via IBCS, during one of the use case scenarios.Jen Judso
(19 Jan 2022) At Project Convergence, Army's new battle command system demonstrated expanded capability
/ref> At PC21 IBCS fused sensor data from an F-35, tracking the target, and passing that data to AFATDS (Army Field Artillery Tactical Data System). The F-35 then served as a spotter for artillery fire on ground target data.Andrew Eversde
(20 Jan 2022) Army's IBCS passed F-35 sensor data to artillery system at Project Convergence 21
/ref> More than 100 technologies were prototyped in experiments at PC21.

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br>(10.11.2021) AUSA 2021
/ref> By August 2020, a second Limited User Test (LUT) at White Sands Missile Range was able to detect, track, and intercept near-simultaneous low-altitude targets as well as a tactical ballistic missile,Defense News (26 Aug 2020
Latest variant of Patriot missile misfired in major test of command system
Patriot-MSE misfired, but a Pac-3 successfully intercepted the Black Dagger Zombie ballistic missile. IBCS did send the correct commands. over several separate engagements.CJ Robles Jen Judson (20 Aug 2020) Army doctrine can now be updated to allow the launch of a single Patriot against a single target. By 2021 the Army awarded a $1.4 billion contract to Northrop Grumman for IBCS.Andrew Eversde
(23 Dec 2021) Army awards Northrop Grumman $1.4 billion contract for IBCS
/ref> Raytheon's new GhostEye radar (previously Lower Tier Air and Missiles Defense Sensor, LTAMDS) replaces the Patriot AN/SPY-65A radar. GhostEye will be able to feed raw sensor data to IBCS, and it will fit on a C-17 Globemaster. GhostEye is engineered to operate with much greater sensitivity, improved range and ability to track smaller, faster-moving targets. It uses three fixed 120-degree arrays to seamlessly find, discriminate and track fast-approaching threats using a 360-degree protection envelope. The arrays are overlapping to close “blind spots” and maintain a track if an attacking missile shifts course in flight. GhostEye can detect the precise shape, size, distance and speed of an approaching threat with high-fidelity sensor “pings”; its semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) emitters allow increased resolution, accuracy, and power efficiency. Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
Army Applications Lab(23 October 2018) Army Futures Command Wants YOU (To Innovate)
*—Adam Jay Harrison's list for types of Funding AuthoritySydney J. Freedberg Jr
(17 October 2019) LTAMDS: Raytheon To Build Linchpin Of Army Air & Missile Defense
/ref>Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(19 March 2020) Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar
Avoids DoD5000 by using "Other Transaction Authority (OTA) and Section 804 Mid-Tier Acquisition processes" Raytheon Missiles & Defens
(2 Oct 2020) Soldiers See – And Touch – Raytheon Technologies' Full-Scale GhostEye
in 4 Soldier TouchpointsAndrew Eversde
(11 Oct 2021) Raytheon Announces New Medium-Range Radar System
/ref>Defense New
(21 Oct 2021) GhostEye - Nothing Goes Unseen
GhostEye MR (medium range) introduced at AUSA, October 2021 The fielding of four LTAMDS radars to a battalion is expected in 2023.Jen Judson
(2 May 2022) US Army scrambles to keep its new air-defense radar on schedule
1st of 4 LTAMDS radars will enter testing at WSMR in April 2022; 4 radars will be fielded to an LTAMDS battalion by December 2023 to meet the Congressional mandate.Andrew Eversde
(14 Oct 2022) Raytheon aims to finish LTAMDS radar prototypes for Army in January
6th radar Although on 21 August 2019 the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) cancelled the $5.8 billion contract for the Redesigned kill vehicle (RKV),Paul McCleary Theresa Hitchens
(17 December 2019) Lawmakers Question R&E Oversight; Pump MDA Funding
RKV cancellation is prompting a National Defense Authorization Act mandate for a federally funded R&D center (

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- FFRDC) study, whether to move the oversight of MDA *Theresa Hitchen
(17 December 2019) Hill To Griffin: No Moving The SCO; Shifts It to DepSecDef Norquist
Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)Paul McClear
(6 September 2019) Pentagon Issues Classified RFP For New Missile Interceptor
No Refund of Monies expected. Rework is To Be Determined the Army's

100th Missile Defense Brigade 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense), known as 100th MDB (GMD), is a multi-component (meaning both Title 10 and Title 32) Army National Guard brigade headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. It has compon ...

will continue to use the Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV). The current Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) programs continue per plan, with 64 ground-based interceptors (GBIs) in the missile fields for 2019 planned. Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC), was developed by the Missile defense agency (as a development organization) and is integrated with GMD, as demonstrated by FTG-11 on 25 March 2019.AUS
(12 Mar 2020) Army SMD Hot Topic 2020 - VADM Jon Hill - Dir, Missile Defense Agency
/ref> By March 2021, the decision to approve further development of the Next Generation Interceptor is on the agenda for the 35th Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. Hicks has extensive background in defense modernization; the 28th Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has recused himself from acquisition matters.Paul McCleary
(12 Mar 2021) New Missile Defense Program On Deputy SecDef's Desk, Awaiting Approval
20 GBIs are planned.Aaron Mehta (12 September 2021
"US Successfully Tests New Homeland Missile Defense Capability
MDA's "2-/3-Stage selectable GBI" Breaking Defense On 24 February 2022 THAAD radar and TFCC (THAAD Fire Control & Communication) demonstrated their interoperability with Patriot PAC-3 MSE missiles; in other words IBCS can engage targets using both THAAD and Patriot interceptors, freed of a siloed solution (THAAD-only / Patriot-only, etc.).Jen Judso
(10 Mar 2022) Missile Defense Agency fires Patriot missile from THAAD system
For example, in a scenario where a THAAD system has to conserve its All-Up-Rounds, IBCS can calculate which targets are within the reach of its PAC-3 MSE interceptors, and instead fire the PAC-3 interceptors at those targets within range. IBCS is projected to be at its initial operating capability (IOC) in Fiscal year 2022. In January 2018 James H. Dickinson and Richard Formica broached the integration of strategic fires and air/missile defense in the multi-domain task force.

High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator

A contract for the

U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command The United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) of the United States Army. The command was established in 1997. The current USASMDC commander is Lieutenant General Daniel L. Karbler ...

/Army Forces Strategic Command's High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) laser system, a 100 kilowatt laser demonstrator for use on the

Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of military vehicles that are based on a common chassis and vary by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12M18 truck, but substantially m ...

, was awarded 15 May 2019 to Dynetics-Lockheed.Jen Judson Clark, Coli
(2019-05-24) Army Moves Out On Lasers, Hypersonics: Lt. Gen. Thurgood
/ref> A 300 kilowatt laser demonstrator (HEL-IFPC) effort supersedes the HEL TVD (after the critical design review).Sydney J Freedber
(5 August 2019) New Army Laser Could Kill Cruise Missiles
Demonstrator lasers in test 2023, with fielding in 2024Daniel Wasserbl
(14 October 2019) AUSA 2019: Lockheed Martin weighs options for achieving a 250-300 kW air-defence laser
Addresses IFPC requirements System test at White Sands Missile Range in 2023. *Indirect fire protection capability (IFPC) Multi-mission launcher (MML) fielding 50 kW lasers on StrykersRyan Pickrel
(5 June 2019) The US Army says it will have hypersonic missiles and laser weapons ready for combat in less than 4 years
/ref> in 2021 and 2022 to two battalions per year.Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(7 March 2019) US ‘Gets Its Ass Handed To It’ In Wargames: Here's A $24 Billion Fix
Army prepositioned stocks (APS) vulnerabilityJoe Lacda
(22 October 2018) Army to fuse laser technology onto air defense system
/ref>Sydney J Freedber
(17 Sep 2020) Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025
/ref>Jen Judso
(11 Oct 2018) Army nearing strategy on way ahead for Indirect Fire Protection Capability
/ref>Sydney J Freedberg Jr.Anna Ahronhei
(9 MARCH 2020) US Army: Iron Dome cannot be integrated into our air defense systems
Iron Dome offers 12 launchers, two sensors, two battle management centers and 240 interceptors, but US Army's IAMD needs access to Iron Dome Source Code for interoperability w/ IFPC, IBCSSydney J. Freedberg Jr
(9 March 2020) New Missiles Must Work With IBCS Network: Bruce Jette (Exclusive)
Each shooter must accept targeting data and firing commands from IBCS, at brassboard level at leastJen Judso
(24 Aug 2021) Here's who the US Army has tapped to build an enduring capability to counter drones and cruise missiles
defensenews.com *Maneuver short-range air defense ( MSHORAD)Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
(23 Apr 2021) Army Fields First Anti-Aircraft Strykers In Just 3 Years
breakingdefense.comGary Sheftick, Army News Servic
(2 July 2019) Army rebuilding short-range air defense
Manpad training for 19K MOS using synthetic training environment (STE) with laser cannon prototypes in 2020,Claire Heininger, U.S. Arm
(1 August 2019) Army awards laser weapon system contract
RCCTO has awarded Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract 26 July 2019 for $203 million to two subcontractors, for prototype high energy lasers (HELs) for MSHORAD In July 2021 RCCTO conducted a combat shootoff on just how to control pointing these high-energy lasers.Nancy Jones-Bonbrest
(10 Aug 2021) Army advances first laser weapon through Combat Shoot-Off
Soldier-centered designJared Kelle
(12 Aug 2021) The Army's first laser weapon is almost ready for a fight
/ref> Raytheon is providing the high energy laser (Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system —DE M-SHORAD) for the Strykers in 2022.Jen Judso

/ref> *RCCTO has awarded a contract to build a 300 kW high-energy laser (HEL) for the Army in FY2022, capable of defending against airborne threats, by acquiring, tracking, and maintaining the HEL's aimpoint on the threat until it goes down.Andrew Eversde
(26 Oct 2021) Army Awards Laser Weapon Contract To Boeing, General Atomics Team
/ref>

Notes and References

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