IFPC High Energy Laser

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. The Directed Energy Indirect Fire Protection Capability (DE-IFPC) High Energy Laser (HEL) is an Air Defense capability consisting of IFPC - HEL prototypes with residual combat capability at the IFPC Battery Level in support of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). IFPC-HEL will provide the Army prototype weapon systems for defense of fixed and semi-fixed sites from Cruise Missiles (CM); Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (RAM); Fixed Wing (FW); and Rotary Wing (RW) threats. This project will deliver an operationally effective rapid prototype capability in the near term. Efforts will include accelerated materiel development and competitive prototyping. IFPC-HEL funds an improved mechanism to effectively confront emerging threats and advance the United States' military dominance in accordance with the National Defense Strategy. Efforts include development, acquisition, test and evaluation, assessment, maturation, and potential future transition of prototype technologies to acquisition programs. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy, and it supports the Army's future capability opportunities for leap-ahead technology for directed energy.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: BU9_0604019A_4_2040_PB_2025

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Directed Energy