the same reason they passed a bill to rapidly develop DEWs in 2016… also never mentioned…. pretty sure Lahaina and Paradise could tell ya about them….
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2778
Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (04/12/2016)
Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016
This bill amends the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 to state that, if supplies or support services are urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency in directed energy weapon systems, the Department of Defense (DOD) may use specified rapid acquisition procedures to acquire and deploy needed offensive or defensive directed energy weapon systems capabilities, supplies, and associated support service
but no, no no that's not possible…