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Overview
The Directed Energy Systems (DES) unit of Boeing Strategic Missile and Defense Systems is developing systems to address multiple defense needs and customers.
Among key DES programs are the High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator, funded by the U.S. Army; the Free Electron Laser, commissioned by the U.S. Navy; and the Tactical Relay Mirror System being developed for the Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of Defense/Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
Boeing is investing its own money in several efforts that promise to equip the warfighter with real directed energy capability. These efforts include Laser Avenger, a system that integrates a laser on a Humvee-based Avenger system to destroy improvised explosive devices (IEDs), unexploded ordnance (UXO) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
For more information, read the Directed Energy Systems (DES) (PDF) overview.
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