Directed Energy M-SHORAD / M-SHORAD Inc 2

Abstract

This funding line is directly aligned to the Army Air and Missile Defense Modernization Priority. Maneuver Short Range Air Defense Increment 2 (M-SHORAD Inc. 2) / Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) is a 50 kW-class laser weapon system integrated onto a Stryker Combat Vehicle. The system will provide air defense capability to defeat Rotary Wing (RW); Groups 1-3 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (RAM), and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) threats to a maneuver unit. Developing the prototype system known as DE M-SHORAD which will transition to M-SHORAD Product Office in FY 2025 and become M-SHORAD Inc. 2. Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) is a 20kW-class laser weapon system integrated onto an Infantry Squad Vehicle to provide hard-kill defeat capability against Group 1 and 2 UAS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
CR9_0604117A_4_2040_PB_2024

Tags

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Directed Energy

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