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SSL-TM The Navy’s FY budget submission states that the SSL Technology Maturation (SSL-TM; see
Figure 10) program is developing an integrated Laser Weapons System Demonstrator (LWSD) that will be installed on the amphibious ship USS
Portland (LPD-27) during FY. SSL-TM will provide anew capability to the Fleet to address known capability gaps against asymmetric threats (UAS,
small boats, and ISR sensors) and will inform future acquisition strategies,
system designs, integration architectures, and fielding plans for laser weapon systems.
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The Navy announced in January 2018 that it intended
to install LWSD on the USS Portland.
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According to the Navy’s FY budget submission,
the demonstration on Portland is to continue through FY, and the system is to be removed in early FY2023.
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