2011 Could See Lasers Compete With Missiles

Credit: Northrop Grumman
High-energy laser weapons are inching closer to reality, moving out of the laboratory and into field testing, but the steps from demonstration to development, procurement and deployment depend on convincing military commanders they are effective and Pentagon officials they are affordable. The appeal...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.