US Air Force SHiELD Laser System to Receive Critical Component
1 minute read The US Air Force is receiving one of the three main components of a laser weapon system demonstrator this month which is being developed to counter surface-to-air and air-to-air missile attacks on fighter aircraft, the service revealed. The Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) project, in development by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), is a system consisting of a pod containing a laser weapon and a beam controller fitted on a military jet. Full System Test in 2024 The pod will be delivered this month, while the other two subsystems are scheduled to arr...
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