Defense contractors Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are currently competing to manufacture the new laser ... new IFPC-HEL effort. Sign up for Task & Purpose Today to get the latest in military ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Army plans to choose a few teams from a larger pool to compete to develop its Enduring High Energy Laser, or HEL, system for short-range air defense in early 2025 ...

This might be a reference to 20-kilowatt Palletized High Energy Lasers (P-HEL), which are versions of the BlueHalo LOCUST laser weapon system, at least two of which the Army has sent to foreign ...

For the first time, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command used a vehicle mounted high-energy laser to successfully ... "These tests were the first in which HEL MD repeatedly destroyed ...

After securing a $1 billion contract from the Pentagon this year, BlueHalo is now delivering its Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) system to the Army, enabling them to blast drones out of the ...