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The Indirect Fire Protection Capability has several components. The Enduring IFPC (Increment 2) system is the kinetic interceptor portion of it and the most mature with 1-51 already beginning to take possession of its first systems. The IFPC-HEL, and IFPC-HPM are the Directed Energy portions with the HPM systems delivered to first platoon and HEL systems expected next year, Those both should be ready (if sucessfull) to transition to programs of record and production sometime in the 2027-2029 timeframe. MDAC is the latest element within IFPC but also its least mature so a lot will depend on what they develop and how it performs when they put the initial operational prototyping systems through their paces. You can expect it to be a couple of years behind the DE systems so probably a 2030 program transition if it shows promise. With US DOD's funding for Israeli Iron Beam funding outpacing US Army's IFPC-HEL and Navy HELIOS funding, I suspect at some point, Congress may wish to introduce the 100kW class Iron Beam to the IFPC mix as well.
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