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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Critical Solid-State Laser Milestone, Sets Records

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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Northrop Grumman [NOC] says it set new industry records in all aspects of high-power solid-state laser production, demonstrating the readiness of these compact, portable, speed-of-light weapons to take their place on the battlefield. The company demonstrated the third critical milestone for the U.S. military's Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) program, Phase 3. Operating from Northrop Grumman's one-of-a-kind laser factory, the system: Raised its demonstrated lethality by precisely combining two laser chains to produce record power--30…

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