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Credit: BOEING
Boeing began flight testing its Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) on Oct. 10 using a low-power solid-state laser as a surrogate for the high-energy chemical oxygen iodine laser later planned for the system. The chemical laser will be fitted in a rotating turret in the belly of the aircraft--a modified C...

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