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Laser weapon downs 6 planes in Boeing test Albuquerque (UPI) Nov 18, 2009 
New laser weaponry being developed at Boeing has dealt a telling blow to airborne aircraft -- all of them unmanned -- in successful tests that take military laser technology a few steps closer to assuming a key role in future conflicts. Laser weapons are seen by industry analysts as a major step toward a more effective -- and more cost-effective -- deterrent to enemy threats from the ... read moreMounted laser weapon passes two key tests 
Albuquerque (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 A laser weapon mounted on a vehicle that is set to enter U.S. Army service in a few years passed two key tests at the Boeing Co.'s review sites, the company announced. The High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator program is part of a U.S. Army plan to give its fighting capability an edge over adversaries and also to better protect soldiers in a battlefront environment. ... more
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Key Reviews For HEL-TD Laser Program Completed
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 27, 2009 Boeing has announced the successful completion of two key reviews for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Completion of a critical design review in July allows Boeing to begin building a rugged beam control system on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), a widely used military tactical vehicle. A system functional review in June addressed ... more Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target In Test 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 14, 2009Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 19 damaged a moving ground vehicle from the air using the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, completing ATL's first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a mobile target. During the test, the C-130H aircraft took off from Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque and fired a high-power chemical laser through its beam control system while ... more Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Defeats Ground Target In Flight Test 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 04, 2009Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 30 defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, demonstrating ATL's first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a tactically representative target. During the test, the C-130H aircraft took off from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and fired its high-power chemical laser through its beam control system ... more Airborne anti-missile laser clears test 
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (UPI) Aug 21, 2009 Boeing and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have moved closer to developing an airborne high-energy laser weapon that will shoot down an upcoming offensive missile. The Boeing Co. said the successful first test involved firing the high-energy laser from a modified 747-400F into a calorimeter, also on board, to measure the power of the beam. The test took the aircraft from Edwards ... more |
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LockMart-Built System Directs Laser Beam In ABL's Simulated Target Intercept
Edwards AFB Ca (SPX) Aug 14, 2009Lockheed Martin reports that the Beam Control/Fire Control system for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) has focused and directed a low-power laser beam in an engagement with an instrumented, boosting missile target, resulting in a successful simulated intercept. In a flight test Aug. 10 aboard ABL's modified Boeing 747-400F aircraft, the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam ... more High-Energy Laser Could Protect US Navy Ships From Small Attack Boats 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2009The ultra-precision of high-energy lasers soon may be the pinpoint, measured response that will keep threats a safe distance from U.S. Navy ships. Under a new Navy initiative called the Maritime Laser Demonstration, Northrop Grumman will apply its solid-state laser systems expertise and successes to demonstrate a laser weapon system to defeat a wide range of current threats. "Naval ... more Navy Laser Success Key In UAV Research And Development 
China Lake CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2009Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), with support from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, for the first time successfully tracked, engaged and destroyed a threat representative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while in flight at Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, Calif. A total of five targets were engaged and destroyed during the testing, also a first for the U.S. Navy. Members ... more Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Fires High-Power Laser In Flight
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Jun 23, 2009Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have successfully fired the high-power laser aboard the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft for the first time in flight. During the test, ATL took off from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., and fired its laser while flying over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., successfully hitting a target board located on the ground. ATL, which Boeing is developing for the ... more |
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