Figure 8. Prototype High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) Source: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, HEL Configurations Summary, May 24, 2017. IFPC-High Power Microwave (HPM) The Army is developing IFPC-HPM to counter groups or swarms of UAS. IFPC-HPM is to be paired with IFPC-HEL as part of a layered defense to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites In support of this program, the Army is to begin investing in FY as a partner in the Air Force’s THOR program, as well as in other Air Force demonstrators The Army’s THOR prototype will undergo a series of risk reduction and system characterization efforts before its intended field testing in FY IFPC-HPM is scheduled to transition to a program of record in FY2025. 50
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