BlueHalo won a 4-year logistics support contract with the U.S. Army to provide preventative and corrective maintenance with operator and maintenance team training for BlueHalo’s Palletized High Energy Laser system.
Developed by BlueHalo in support of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the system can engage and eliminate small unmanned aerial system threats to forces and critical infrastructure ⏤ a rapidly growing concern to U.S. battlefield dominance, the company said.
This newly awarded contract establishes BlueHalo as the full-cycle lead system integrator from prototype development to frontline operations for the P-HEL system.
“With this contract, BlueHalo is now providing full-scale Directed Energy support to our customers at home through advanced innovation, in the field through maintenance and training support, and strategically through operational guidance and battlespace management,” said BlueHalo CEO Jonathan Moneymaker. “Our industry-leading Directed Energy expertise and intimate knowledge of the P-HEL system, combined with lessons learned from deployment, will truly transform how our Warfighters use laser weapon systems to combat evolving enemy sUAS threats.”
In April 2022, BlueHalo delivered its first mature prototype of the P-HEL system. Earlier this year, BlueHalo’s second P-HEL was delivered and deployed overseas.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with the Army and RCCTO to support P-HEL,” said BlueHalo Sector President Jimmy Jenkins. “This program captures BlueHalo’s ability to take advanced innovation from rapid prototype to deployment to sustainment, integrating new technologies into operational systems to strengthen our defenses against next-generation air threats.”