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Boeing Laser Demonstrator Program Enters Fabrication Phase

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010

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Boeing [BA] said yesterday that it has accepted the Oshkosh [OSK] military truck that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. Boeing received the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) last month, according to a company press statement. "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…

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