Boeing [BA] fired an Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) weapon--a high-energy chemical laser installed aboard a C-130H aircraft--in ground tests for the first time, the company said recently. That test was part of the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program. The test was conducted at Kirtland AFB, N.M. In combat, the ATL should permit reducing collateral damage, according to Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. After conducting a series of additional laser tests on the ground…
Advanced Tactical Laser Fires High-Energy Laser Installed On C-130H
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