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Army Plans Contract Awards for Autonomous Launcher and Laser Programs
The Army expects to award initial contracts for its Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher program next month. The service is also negotiating with a vendor for its Enduring-High Energy Laser program.
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The Army plans to award the first contracts for its Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher program by the end of August, Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano said Tuesday.
The program will replace the Army's current Mid-Range Capability launcher, which officials found too large for battlefield use. The new timeline moves the effort ahead of a previous end-of-year target. Lozano said the Army reviewed vendor demonstrations covering autonomous mobile platforms, munitions pallets, and weapon system integration.
The Army is negotiating a contract with AeroVironment for its Enduring-High Energy Laser program, the service's first program of record for a family of high-energy lasers aimed at airborne threats. Lozano said the service wants to avoid single-vendor arrangements that could create intellectual property restrictions or limit future system development.
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