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October 16, 2006

Boeing Begins Flight Tests - Laser Gunship Program

Topics: War on Terror

The Boeing Company has begun flight testing for the Advanced Tactical Laser Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program and has generated "first light" of ATL's high-energy chemical laser in ground tests, achieving two key milestones in the laser gunship development effort:

ATL will destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage, supporting missions on the battlefield and in urban operations. ATL will produce scaleable effects, meaning the weapon operator will be able to select the degree and nature of the damage done to a target by choosing a specific aimpoint and laser shot duration. For example, targeting the fuel tank of a vehicle could result in total destruction of the vehicle, while targeting a tire might result in the vehicle stopping without injury to the driver.

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Posted by Richard at October 16, 2006 9:06 AM

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