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 by Staff Writers Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Aug 07, 2020
The Air Force Research Laboratory broke ground Monday, on a new 10,000 sq. ft. facility addition, to study and advance Directed Energy capabilities for the U.S. Warfighter. Dr. Kelly Hammett, Director of AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate, joined other leaders for the ceremonial first dig. "This new facility will allow for greater collaboration as we advance our High Power Microwave Directed Energy technologies," said Hammett. "We have the nation's brightest innovators working at AFRL, and this state-of-the-art facility will give them the infrastructure they deserve." The new space will be used for planning, developing, prototyping, testing and deploying high-powered radio frequency weapons systems. "The colocation of branch personnel will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of research and system integration, as well as enable demonstration of rapid response capabilities," Hammett said. The $5.5M project is being constructed by QA Engineering, LLC, and is expected to be completed in March, 2021.
US Army plans to mount anti-aircraft lasers on Stryker armored vehicles Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 07, 2020 By the end of fiscal year 2021, the US Army plans to equip a platoon of modified Stryker armored vehicles with defensive lasers that can shoot down drones as well as missiles and even mortar rounds. During a webinar hosted by Defense News on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood, the US Army's director of hypersonics, directed energy, space and rapid acquisition, said a platoon of Strykers would be fitted with 50-kilowatt lasers in the coming fiscal year. The modified Strykers have been dubbe ... read more
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