Booz Allen Announces Creation of HELworks

Booz Allen Hamilton announced the creation of HELworks, an innovative developer of directed energy and high energy laser (HEL) weapon systems designed to meet the needs of warfighters in the modern battlespace. "Booz Allen's significant investment in HEL technology maturation and operational prototypes ensures that HELworks solutions are operationally relevant and producible at scale--ready for use by warfighters, today. We are proud to be on the forefront of innovation and mission-focused leaders in this area." Booz Allen has made significant investment in independent research and development projects focused on developing directed energy solutions over the past 5 years, based in the firm's understanding of Department of Defense (DOD) needs and mission requirements. HELworks leverages Booz Allen's 25-plus year heritage of directed energy expertise to optimize size, weight, and power (SWaP); deliver enhanced military utility; and provide rapid deployment of first-of-its-kind HEL solutions.