The US Army’s Directed Energy Weapons Program Still Has a Long Way to Go The “Golden Dome” cannot rely upon long-range continental defenses; it will need short- and medium-range defenses as a backup. This is where the Army’s DE M-SHORAD system could come in. America’s military has fallen behind in several key areas when compared to its great power rivals. Among those areas are weapons systems like hypersonic missiles […] The post https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-armys-directed-energy-weapons-program-still-has-long-way-to-go-bw-081325 . https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-armys-directed-energy-weapons-program-still-has-long-way-to-go-bw-081325