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Raytheon Gains Free Electron Laser Contract, May Grow To $150 Million

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Monday, June 15th, 2009

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The Office of Naval Research gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a 12-month contract to develop the preliminary design of a 100 kilowatt experimental Free Electron Laser for the Navy. This preliminary design is the first of a three-phase ONR Innovative Naval Prototype program worth more than $150 million. "Free Electron Lasers use superconducting electron accelerators to produce high-power laser beams," said Michael Del Checcolo, vice president of engineering for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems. "Such high power lasers could be used to…

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