AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY has been testing a laser-propelled projectile and hopes to reach an altitude of 0.6 mi. in 18 months. A 10-kw. pulsed laser is aimed at a 6-in.-dia. aluminum craft, which is machined to focus the energy into an annular chamber where it bursts the air into a plasma...
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