A laser beam projection system, comprising: a flood illumination source configured to produce coherent flood illumination that is directed toward a remote object, the coherent flood illumination derived from an output of a master oscillator 'MO'; a local oscillator 'LO' illumination source configured to produce LO illumination derived from an output of an LO, the LO output derived from the MO output; a Doppler sensor configured to receive the LO illumination and a first portion of return illumination that comprises the coherent flood illumination reflected off the remote object; at least one processor configured to generate, based on an output of the Doppler sensor, Doppler shift data for a Doppler shift corresponding to a longitudinal velocity of the remote object relative to the laser beam projection system; a Doppler-shifted LO illumination source configured to produce Doppler-shifted LO illumination derived from the MO output and the Doppler shift data; a high energy laser 'HEL' source configured to produce an HEL beam derived from an output of an HEL MO; a deformable mirror (402, 702) configured to direct the HEL beam from the HEL source toward the remote object; and a focal plane array configured to receive a second portion of the return illumination and the Doppler-shifted LO illumination, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive light intensity data from the focal plane array, generate, based on the light intensity data, an image of the remote object, determine a wavefront phase profile of the return illumination based on the image of the remote object, calculate a wavefront error based on a comparison between the determined wavefront phase profile and a desired wavefront phase profile of the HEL beam on the remote object, and control the deformable mirror to compensate the HEL beam for the calculated wavefront error. a flood illumination source configured to produce coherent flood illumination that is directed toward a remote object, the coherent flood illumination derived from an output of a master oscillator 'MO'; a local oscillator 'LO' illumination source configured to produce LO illumination derived from an output of an LO, the LO output derived from the MO output; a Doppler sensor configured to receive the LO illumination and a first portion of return illumination that comprises the coherent flood illumination reflected off the remote object; at least one processor configured to generate, based on an output of the Doppler sensor, Doppler shift data for a Doppler shift corresponding to a longitudinal velocity of the remote object relative to the laser beam projection system; a Doppler-shifted LO illumination source configured to produce Doppler-shifted LO illumination derived from the MO output and the Doppler shift data; a high energy laser 'HEL' source configured to produce an HEL beam derived from an output of an HEL MO; a deformable mirror (402, 702) configured to direct the HEL beam from the HEL source toward the remote object; and a focal plane array configured to receive a second portion of the return illumination and the Doppler-shifted LO illumination, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive light intensity data from the focal plane array, generate, based on the light intensity data, an image of the remote object, determine a wavefront phase profile of the return illumination based on the image of the remote object, calculate a wavefront error based on a comparison between the determined wavefront phase profile and a desired wavefront phase profile of the HEL beam on the remote object, and control the deformable mirror to compensate the HEL beam for the calculated wavefront error. receive light intensity data from the focal plane array, generate, based on the light intensity data, an image of the remote object, determine a wavefront phase profile of the return illumination based on the image of the remote object, calculate a wavefront error based on a comparison between the determined wavefront phase profile and a desired wavefront phase profile of the HEL beam on the remote object, and control the deformable mirror to compensate the HEL beam for the calculated wavefront error.