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Maritime Laser Clears Design Hurdles Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2010 
The Maritime Laser Demonstration (MLD) system being developed by Northrop Grumman has passed two milestone reviews by the Office of Naval Research, which point to the real potential of the MLD weapon system design.
Representatives from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office conducted a critical design review and critical safety review of the MLD at the D ... read moreBoeing Laser Demonstrator Program Accepts Oshkosh Military Truck 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 12, 2010Boeing has announced that it has accepted the Oshkosh Defense military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Boeing received the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) on Dec. 17 at the Oshkosh facility in Oshkosh, Wis. "This demonstration program has successfully ... more
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Obama warns of swift sanctions against Iran
US denies defense crisis with Russia Obama turns up the heat on Iran Obama threatens 'significant regime' of Iran sanctions World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama US denies missile issue blocking new START treaty Defiant Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent Sanctions on Iran would be ineffective: Brazil Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme Russia toughens line on Iran nuclear ambitions 
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Boeing Laser Demonstrator Program Accepts Oshkosh Military Truck
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 08, 2010 Boeing has announced that it has accepted the Oshkosh Defense military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator program. Boeing received the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck on Dec. 17 at the Oshkosh facility in Oshkosh, Wis. "This demonstration program has successfully transitioned from the design phase to the fabrication phase," said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems' Directed Energy Systems unit. ... more New laser weapon can safely destroy IEDs 
Huntsville, Ala. (UPI) Dec 1, 2009 A new laser weapon mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle has gone through successful tests to enable the armed forces to destroy improvised explosive devices from a safe distance. The Boeing Co., which is developing the weapon, said Tuesday Boeing and the U.S. Army successfully completed a test in which the mounted laser system destroyed 50 IEDs similar to the makeshift bombs used by ... more Mid-infrared 100-watt-level laser created 
Evanston, Ill. (UPI) Dec 2, 2009 U.S. scientists say they have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature. The Northwestern University researchers, led by Professor Manijeh Razeghi, said their accomplishment is particularly attractive for infrared countermeasures -- a way of misguiding incoming missiles to protect commercial and military ... more Boeing Laser Systems Destroy UAVs In Tests 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Nov 24, 2009Boeing in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). During the U.S. Air Force-sponsored tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif., the Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments (MATRIX), which was developed by Boeing under contract to the Air Force ... more |
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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 ABL Keeps Optical Components Aligned Perfectly To Achieve First Flight Firing 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2009One flight, three more 'firsts' for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL). And a victory for 'laser alignment.' Those were the primary achievements the airborne directed energy system chalked up when its high-power Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) was fired in-flight for the first time Aug. 18. In the process, ABL became: + The first mobile, megawatt-class laser ... more Applied Energetics Receives US Army Contract For Laser Guided Energy 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 21, 2009Applied Energetics has announced it has been awarded a $3.1 million Contract from the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command (U.S. Army RDECOM - Picatinny, NJ) for the continued development and advancement of the company's Laser Guided Energy (LGE) technology. Regarding the contract, Mr. Joe Hayden, Chief Operating Officer of Applied Energetics commented, "We look fo ... more Boeing ABL Team Completes First Airborne Test Against Instrumented Target Missile 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Boeing, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Aug. 10 successfully completed the Airborne Laser's (ABL) first in-flight test against an instrumented target missile, achieving a historic milestone. During the test, the modified Boeing 747-400F aircraft took off from Edwards Air Force Base and used its infrared sensors to find a target missile launched from San Nicolas Is ... more |
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