NLIGHT, Inc. announced a $34.5 million contract award that will be executed over approximately 18 months to provide a High Energy Laser in support of the U.S. Army s Rapid Capabilities Critical.
Over the course of the last several years, the use of low-cost unmanned aerial solutions (UAS) or ‘drones’ as both surveillance and precision strike platforms on the modern battlefield has evolved dramatically.
The US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) delivered four Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) prototype systems mounted on Stryker 8×8 vehicles to the 4th Battalion, 60th Air Defense Ar.