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Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW Laser To DoD, Sees Opportunity For Power Beyond 500KW

Lockheed Martin Delivers 300KW Laser To DoD, Sees Opportunity For Power Beyond 500KW
U.S. Army’s Indirect Fires Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) Demonstrator laser weapon system. (Image: courtesy Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Thursday it has delivered its 300-kilowatt class laser capability to the Pentagon four months ahead of schedule, with the system set to support the Army’s effort to have tactical vehicle-mounted high energy laser prototypes by fiscal year 2024. The 300-kilowatt laser, the company’s most powerful to date, was delivered on Aug. 8 and developed for the Office Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s (OUSD R&E) High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative (HELSI) program, with company…

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