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Boeing modifies C-130 to take laser weapon

Rich Tuttle January 25, 2006
Boeing Co. said it will install a high-energy laser in a C-130H aircraft for tests next year that could lead to full-scale development of a laser gunship. Boeing's Missile Defense Systems unit took delivery of the plane on Jan. 18 in Crestview, Fla., near Eglin Air Force Base. The plane, which...

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