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During the demonstration, the system destroyed multiple uncrewed systems, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/smd\/2024\/08\/07\/counter-drone-missile-competition-possible-in-2025-army-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">proving it could near-simultaneously track and engage targets<\/a> with either a laser or a kinetic effector like a cannon or gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOver two days of live fire activity, right after our initial testing, the system was 14 of 14 against small UAS within the constraints of the range,\u201d Ed House, Leonardo\u2019s senior director of business development for land systems, told Defense News. \u201cThose were all defeated by the 26-kilowatt Locust laser weapon system that\u2019s fully integrated on a modified Stryker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With BlueHalo\u2019s Locust laser weapon as the centerpiece of the project, Leonardo DRS served as the prime integrator, also providing cameras and the system\u2019s computer. Six other companies also provided subsystem support, including BAE Systems, EOS Defense, Arnold Defense, Northrop Grumman, Digital Systems Engineering and Ampex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The integration effort and demonstration were funded by the \u201ccoalition\u201d of industry partners, House said, noting that the Army provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/01\/13\/army-readies-to-deliver-first-set-of-strykers-with-50-kilowatt-laser-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">a Stryker for the project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flexibility to use multiple effectors and integrate a slew of payloads from several providers is one key feature of the effort, House noted. Also significant is the laser\u2019s power source. Rather than operate from a battery like most directed energy systems, Leonardo and BlueHalo were able to integrated the Locust\u2019s power system with the vehicle, eliminating the need for a battery recharge between cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe only limiting factor we have on this Stryker is thermal management, and that means that as long as we keep the laser cool, we can continue to engage over and over and over again,\u201d House said. \u201cWhen you add laser technology \u2014 directed energy \u2014 without a power limitation, you extend the magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2024\/07\/25\/dod-event-challenges-industry-to-down-largest-drone-swarms-to-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">drawn some interest from the Army<\/a>, House added. In the coming weeks, the team will wrap up some final integration efforts on the vehicle and then in December it will participate in a two-week concept verification effort at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico run by the Army\u2019s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data from that verification event as well as the September demonstration will inform next steps for the DE Stryker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Clum, BlueHalo\u2019s corporate executive vice president, said that following the demonstrations, the team will shift its focus toward production and scaling the technology. 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