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Northrop Grumman 50 kW DEM-SHORAD
Also known as: DEM-SHORAD · Directed Energy Maneuver-SHORAD · DE M-SHORAD
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Corporation
50 kW-class fibre-laser directed-energy weapon mounted on a Stryker armoured vehicle for the US Army's DEM-SHORAD programme, defeating UAVs and rockets at multi-kilometre ranges.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
laser
In service since
2024
Defeat range
3 km
Mobility
vehicle-mounted
Domain
ground
Pentagon C-UAS
Listed
CAPABILITIES
Detection: radar, EO
Defeat: laser
Drone class targets: Group-1, Group-2, Group-3
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE DEPLOYMENTS
First Stryker-mounted 50 kW laser DEM-SHORAD platoon delivered to the US Army's 4th Battalion 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment in 2024.
SOURCES
Data confidence: 75 / 100. Catalog is in active development.