US wants more 50 kW lasers for Stryker armored fighting vehicles
By Boyko Nikolov On Nov 23, 2021
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WASHINGTON – The US Army’s Stryker A1 8×8 armored vehicles will most likely have an additional supply of 50-kilowatt high-energy laser weapons to be mounted on the tower of armored ground vehicles, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing Military & Aerospace Electronics.
The contract is for approximately $ 124 million and its implementation begins immediately. The three 50-kilowatt lasers are expected to be mounted on the Stryker between 2023 and 2024. The contractors are Redstone, Alabama-based Kord Technologies, and McKinney, Texas-based Raytheon, with Kord as the leading manufacturer. According to the contract, this company must ensure the management of the power supply of the powerful laser weapons, their integration, and the cooling system.
The order of these three new high-energy lasers brings the US Army closer to the coveted goal, namely the integration into the US Infantry Battalion of four Stryker with laser systems. This year, the US military announced a successful evaluation of the laser weapon system.
Kord has a tradition of developing and integrating high-energy laser weapon systems. The one that will be mounted on Stryker towers has the main purpose of counteracting enemy drones. Tests over the years have shown that the Kord laser can provide new US tactical capabilities on the battlefield, and the joint partnership between Kord and other leading companies in the field outlines the possibility of new laser systems shortly.
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