USA. House committee fears gap in industrial capability to power laser weapons (Jen Judson, Defense News)

September 3, 2021

A High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator laser shooting concept from Dynetics, which was chosen to build a 100-kilowatt class laser weapon system for the U.S. Army with Lockheed Martin and Rolls-Royce. (Artist rendering courtesy of Dynetics)

The House Armed Services Committee adopted an amendment into its markup of the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill that would make the Pentagon report on its investment strategy for developing power and thermal management systems that enable laser weapons.

House committee fears gap in industrial capability to power laser weapons (defensenews.com)

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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