Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet

[Military.com]( Daily Brief 20 May 2024 [Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet]( The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II that would neutralize incoming missiles. [Read More]( More Military.com Stories [Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds]( ['He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police]( [Marijuana Testing for Recruits Could End Under House's Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill]( [Housing and Child Care in the Same Building? Lawmakers Want Study of Idea to Ease Twin Problems Facing Troops]( [Virginia Governor Directs Task Force to Review 'Unintended Consequences' of Changes to Military Tuition Waivers]( [Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Shooting Down Another US MQ-9 Reaper Drone as Footage Shows Wreckage]( [Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site]( [Putin Probes for Weaknesses While Zelenskyy Plugs the Gaps in His Defenses]( [US Intelligence Suggests American Who Vanished in Syria in 2017 Has Died, Daughter Says She Was Told]( [US Coast Guard Says Texas Barge Collision May Have Spilled Up to 2,000 Gallons of Oil]( [How a British Military March Became the Distinctive Sound of American Graduations]( [America's First Black Astronaut Candidate Finally Goes to Space 60 Years Later on Bezos Rocket]( [US Troops, Equipment Will Depart From Niger by Mid-September, the Pentagon Says]( [How This Split Routine Push Workout Will Target Your Upper Body]( [7 Ways Military Pay and Benefits Provide an Advantage in an Uncertain Economy]( ['Managing Up': What It Is and How to Make It Work in the Corporate World]( Today's Military Trivia The September 1, 1939 aerial bombing of Wielun by the German Luftwaffe -- which included civilian infrastructure targets -- was part of Germany's invasion of which country? Video of the Day [Blinken Sings and Plays Guitar in Kyiv Night Club]( [Watch More Military.com Videos]( Download our Military News App! [App Store]( [Google Play]( You are subscribed to the Early Brief. [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com](7rFW/WXRlbUp1anY1OTc5UXgwcDFtMFQ5WVBYRFBBaUZCYnoreTdxOTNTa1RPQklnZUxMNE1wMnhHNlJhL1pSVDdzNHpaM3B0K1pCZVA0dWdnNnBGaXg2OHBUUHZTem5PT29neU9PYkRucDFnSkk9S0/) [Military.com]( [Military.com]( Reach millions of people in the military community. [Advertise with us]( Copyright © 2024 Military Advantage, Inc. All rights reserved. 133 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493