Drones are getting cheaper and missiles are getting more capable. Because of this, the number of threats defenders may have to address simultaneously continues to grow. A recent Wall Street Journal article examining the vulnerability of U.S. military bases makes an important point: as drones and missiles become more prevalent, protecting critical infrastructure will require a different approach to defense. This threat isn’t theoretical. And the cost of waiting is becoming increasingly clear. A single technology won’t solve this problem; the future is layered, bringing together active and passive defenses, electronic warfare, hardened infrastructure, dispersion, and emerging capabilities such as directed energy to give warfighters more options against increasingly complex threats. For Applied Energetics, this reinforces why advancing next-generation directed energy capabilities matters. As the threat environment evolves, the technologies designed to protect our forces, infrastructure, and national security interests must evolve with it. Tomorrow’s defenses have to be built for tomorrow’s threats. The work to get there has to happen today. #DirectedEnergy #ScaledDirectedEnergy #NationalSecurity $AERG

The path from innovation to the warfighter just took another step forward. We’re proud to announce our selection for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) opportunity by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the United States Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory. The opportunity has an $8 million funding ceiling, including funding through STRATFI and matching funding from the Air National Guard. Funding received through this opportunity will be used to accelerate the development of Applied Energetics’ Pulsed Laser Air Defense (PLAID) capability and advance it toward operational use. STRATFI is designed to help accelerate technologies toward operational use, making this an important opportunity to continue moving Applied Energetics’ technology from development toward complex national security missions. “This STRATFI opportunity represents an important step forward for PLAID. The total potential funding of up to $8 million is matched by capital Applied Energetics previously secured through historical capital raises, providing a strong foundation to accelerate PLAID’s development and advance this capability toward operational use.” - Chris Donaghey, President and CEO of Applied Energetics. As threats evolve, getting new capabilities from development to deployment faster matters more than ever. We’re proud to keep moving that mission forward. #ScaledDirectedEnergy #DefenseInnovation #NationalSecurity #AERG