The laser program, dubbed SHiELD, or Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator, was injected with cash in 2017 when the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million to design and develop a fiber ...

Lockheed Martin is helping the Air Force Research Laboratory develop and mature high-energy laser weapon systems, including the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator. (Lockheed Martin) ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The challenge now is to get lasers down to size. And, with delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, when that will be is anybody’s guess—but don’t expect to see Star ...