Lockheed Martin has secured a contract from the US Army worth up to $220.8 million to develop an Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL) prototype weapon system. The initial funding amount is $154 million, with the remaining amount possibly directed toward the project until mid-October 2025.
  

Key Points: 

1. The IFPC-HEL system is aimed at protecting fixed and semi-fixed locations from a range of aerial threats including cruise missiles, rockets, artillery, mortars, unmanned aerial systems, and rotary and fixed-wing threats.
2. The contract stipulates the development of up to four complete high-energy laser (HEL) weapon systems integrated onto a government-furnished property platform. These systems must be delivered no later than 20 months after the contract award.
3. If successful, these HEL systems will be used in live fire testing against “operationally relevant targets”.
4. The US Army’s FY24 budget request documents suggest a transition of IFPC-HEL work to a new team by 2025.
5. Lockheed Martin previously delivered a 60-plus kilowatt laser to the US Navy under a 2018 contract.

Source: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/07/lockheed-secures-221m-army-deal-for-high-powered-air-defense-laser-prototype/