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Boeing, Northrop Grumman Continue Army Laser Work

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Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] were awarded options to continue advancing work on a High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) able to counter rockets, artillery and mortars (RAM). The Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT), Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 15 issued Boeing a $36 million award for Phase II work for beam control system (BCS) completion and system engineering. Northrop Grumman was awarded a $1.4 million option for Phase II BCS…

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