BlueHalo to Integrate Directed Energy Capability on U.S. Marine Corps Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueHalo has been awarded a contract from the United States Navy's Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division to develop a High Energy Laser (HEL) Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) prototype, integrated onboard the Marine Corp's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).
- ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueHalo has been awarded a contract from the United States Navy's Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division to develop a High Energy Laser (HEL) Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) prototype, integrated onboard the Marine Corp's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).
- "We are proud to be the industry leader in Directed Energy technologies and honored that the U.S. Navy has entrusted BlueHalo to deliver this critical capability."
- The addition of BlueHalo's LOCUST HEL system will provide critical Directed Energy counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities, adding it to the system's existing kinetic and electronic warfare components.
- Now, the U.S. Navy has turned to BlueHalo to integrate LOCUST's Directed Energy capabilities onto a JLTV for threat protection while on the move," said James Batt, BlueHalo Chief Growth Officer.