Press Release
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth spent the day in a series of discussions both on the main university campus and at Texas A&M RELLIS, where the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC) recently opened to help government, universities and industry accelerate high-tech military modernization.
Raytheon Technologies and Texas A&M established Texas’ first laser weapon test site in late September on the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus at the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC). Raytheon’s high-energy lasers (HEL) are combat-ready weapons that use silent, invisible beams of light to destroy drone threats at great distances. The open-air test was the first such shot of a laser weapon in the State of Texas, creating a new capability to advance critical defense technologies.
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BCDC Key Facts
See key facts about the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex and its important features.
Video Clips
View videos of U.S. Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy’s visit to the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex on Sept. 30, 2020.
Archived Media Resources
Gen. John “Mike” Murray visited the RELLIS Campus in November 2018. View information and photos from his visit.