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Army Selects Northrop Grumman’s 100kW Laser For Field Tests

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Friday, February 19th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman's [NOC] announced their solid-state laser (SSL) system was tapped by the Army for tests that begin this year at Army High Energy Laser System Test Facility (HELSTF), N.M. The laser, which produced the most powerful beam ever from a continuous wave, electric laser last year, will join other pioneering speed-of-light weapons demonstrators at HELSTF. In cooperation with Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT), which operates the test range at White Sands…

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