Laser Weapon Designed
Boeing has completed preliminary design of a prototype free electron laser (FEL) weapon system for the U.S. Navy. An FEL passes a stream of high-energy electrons through a series of powerful magnetic fields to generate a high-power laser beam. Boeing is working on an initial $6.9-million task order...
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