New Facility Will Give Solid-State Lasers First Real-World Test

Credit: U.S. ARMY
Directed-energy weapons are to take a major step forward with creation of the first test facility enabling open-air firings of high-power solid-state lasers against rockets, mortars, unmanned aircraft and other targets. Upgrading the U.S. Defense Dept.’s High-Energy Laser Systems Test Facility...

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