Lockheed secures $221M Army deal for high-powered air defense laser prototype
For now, the company has received more than $150 million to produce the service’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) prototype weapon system.
Missiles and lasers: How the Army wants to advance its Indirect Fire Protection Capability portfolio
The service is on the hunt for a supersonic interceptor for Dynetics’ IFPC Increment 2 launcher, also dubbed Enduring Shield, and looking for a high-energy laser.
US Army selects Epirus’ Leonidas for high-power microwave initiative
“IFPC-HPM provides much needed protection against adversarial UAS swarms capable of targeting and overwhelming US and allied air defense systems,” the Army said in budget request documents.