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Army

Raytheon Readying For LADS Mortar Tests Later This Year

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Friday, March 28th, 2008

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By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] later this year will test its Laser Area Defense System (LADS) against mortars to demonstrate the military utility for lasers on the battlefield, a company official said. Raytheon first tested its LADS system, a laser that is coupled with the company's Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System, back in 2006, Mike Booen, vice president of advanced missile defense and directed energy weapons, told Defense Daily earlier this week. In 2006, the company conducted what Booen refers to…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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