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Air Force’s FY ’10 Budget Plan Will Reflect Greater Emphasis On Directed Energy

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By Michael Sirak FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla.--The Air Force wants to move out more aggressively in the fielding of lasers and high-powered microwaves and, to support this, intends to increase markedly the amount of funding that it earmarks for them its program objective memorandum (POM) for FY '10, the service's top weapon's buyer said here yesterday. "You will see in FY '10 and '12," said Sue Payton, the Air Force's acquisition executive, there "will be much more investment in directed…

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