What We Know About the Army’s New Enduring High Energy Laser Weapon

The new E-HEL effort signals a shift from experimental prototypes to field-ready firepower.

Aug 07, 2025

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*A US Army 50 kilowatt Stryker-mounted Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) laser weapon system. (US Army photo)*

The US Army appears closer than ever to launching its first official directed energy program of record — a major milestone in the service’s decades-long quest to field battlefield-ready laser weapons.

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