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Missile Defense Agency To Seek Ideas For Airborne Laser Prototype

By Marc Selinger

Monday, August 29th, 2016

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to issue a broad agency announcement (BAA) “shortly” to solicit white papers on a new airborne laser prototype, according to an MDA official.An industry day will follow the BAA, probably in mid-September, to further explain the agency’s plans, said Richard Matlock, MDA’s program executive for advanced technology.MDA logoIf MDA is encouraged by the input it receives, it could issue a request for proposals by year’s end, Matlock told reporters Aug.…

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