HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - The Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) hosted Mr. Young Bang, the Principal Deputy (PDEP) to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, ...

Welcome to What’s Next In War, a special issue where Task & Purpose breaks down what’s on the horizon for the U.S. military. The future of Army short range air defense operations might just involve ...

nLIGHT to deliver 50kW-class high energy laser for integration into DE M-SHORAD Iteration 2 laser weapon system DE M-SHORAD is a component of the U.S. Army’s broader modernization strategy for air and ...

It’s a first for the US Army’s laser weapons. At Fort Sill, Okla., the Army conducted a live-fire exercise with the Directed Energy Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD). The weapon targeted ...

The RCCTO delivered four DE M-SHORAD prototypes to the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, at Fort Sill, Kentucky, on 7 September. (US Army) The US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical ...

The Army’s new missile-hauling Stryker was fired for the first time ever in Europe by soldiers assigned to the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Air defense artillery soldiers ...

US Army infantry soldiers secure their rucks in the cargo netting on the roof of the ISV after it was airdropped at Fort Bragg during operational testing. The service announced it will outfit the ISV ...

SHORAD: a U.S. Army laser weapon capable of detecting, tracking, and eliminating drones with pinpoint accuracy. No bullets. No rockets. Just raw energy.

CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers, today announced a $34.5 million contract award that will be executed over ...