The Pentagon’s laser weapon era is finally here

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars , a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Army has awarded defense contractor AV a $464.8 million contract for the production of high-energy laser weapons under the Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program, the service announced —the U.S. military’s first formal directed energy program of record and a major milestone for laser weapons after decades of research and development.