Ray Guns and Laser Weapon Technology

May 15, 2012

RAY GUNS

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Compact, Rugged Laser for Military Applications
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2012
Northrop Grumman has test fired the first product in its next-generation FIRESTRIKE family of high-energy, solid-state lasers that meet goals for size and weight reduction and ruggedization for operational applications. The tests, conducted in the company's Redondo Beach laboratory, demonstrated that the laser could burn through the skin and critical components of a target drone used to simulate anti-ship cruise missile threats to U.S. Navy ships. The laser, called Gamma, uses a "slab" archi ... read more

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