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Navy Laser Success Key In UAV Research And Development China Lake CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 
Naval 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 ... read moreBoeing 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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Raytheon Awarded Contract For ONR's Free Electron Laser Program
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2009The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded Raytheon a 12-month contract to develop the preliminary design of a 100 kilowatt experimental Free Electron Laser for the U.S. Navy. This preliminary design is the first of a three-phase ONR Innovative Naval Prototype program worth more than $150 million. "Free Electron Lasers use superconducting electron accelerators to produce ... more PEO Soldier Unveils Light And Lethal Weapons Systems 
Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2009Two weapons in development are expected to be more precision-oriented, lighter and lethal: the laser-sighted XM-25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System and the Lightweight .50-Caliber Machine Gun. The XM-25 will undergo field-testing this summer while the LW50MG is already being tested by Soldiers. Program Executive Office Soldier at Fort Belvoir, Va., opened its doors earlier ... more Boeing Awarded US Navy Contract to Develop Free Electron Laser
West Hills CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2009Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract valued at up to $163 million, with an initial task order of $6.9 million, to develop the Free Electron Laser (FEL) weapon system, which will transform naval warfare in the next decade by providing an ultra-precise, speed-of-light capability and unlimited magazine depth to defend ships against new, challenging threats, such as hyper-velocity cruise mis ... more Kehler: Spherical Battlespace Is New Theater Of Operations 
Colorado Springs CO (AFNS) Apr 04, 2009The world is no longer flat and information is no longer static. Neither can military operations confine focus to one area of a conflict while remaining oblivious to interconnections with the larger picture. It is time the view of the battlefield is turned upside-down. This is the message of the commander of Air Force Space Command. Speaking before a crowded conference hall here Marc ... more |
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Boeing Airborne Laser Successfully Activates High-Energy Laser
Washington (UPI) Dec 2, 2008 Boeing announced Monday that the Airborne Laser successfully activated a high-energy laser through its beam control/fire control system last week. The company said the test was the final stage of the first full ground test of the entire weapon system integrated aboard the aircraft. Boeing is the prime integrator for the ABL program. The company said the test was carr ... more LockMart System Directs Laser Beam For MDA's Airborne Laser 
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2008Lockheed Martin has announced that the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) team has successfully fired the High Energy Laser through the Lockheed Martin-developed Beam Control/Fire Control system. In a series of tests conducted in the aircraft on the ground, the Beam Control/Fire Control system focused and directed the High Energy Laser beam. The beam passed through the ... more Boeing Awarded Contract To Continue Testing ATL
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Oct 17, 2008Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract valued at up to $30 million to continue testing the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL). The Extended User Evaluation (EUE) contract from the Air Force's Air Armament Center calls for Boeing to operate and maintain the ATL system, enabling the Air Force and other potential users to assess ATL's capabilities. ATL, a C-130H aircraft equipped ... more Boeing ABL Team Begin Firing High-Energy Laser
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2008Boeing, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have achieved a major milestone in the development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program by firing a high-energy chemical laser onboard the ABL aircraft for the first time during ground testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. "The achievement of 'first light' onboard the Airborne Laser aircraft is a key mileston ... more |
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