Lockheed Laser Shoots Down Aerial Targets For U.S. Navy Demo

Artist's concept of a directed energy system.
Credit: Rolls-Royce
A Lockheed Martin-designed, all-electric laser shot down multiple aerial targets during February tests at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) said on April 13. The first tests of the Layered Laser Defense (LLD) system included the destruction of a target...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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