Missile Defense Agency Says Required Power and Duration Were Achieved With Airborne Laser
After development on a ground testbed, Northrop Grumman is disassembling its chemical oxygen-iodine laser for transfer into the Missile Defense Agency's YAL-1A airborne laser aircraft, with the intent of shooting down a missile about three years from now. The megawatt-class laser produced the...
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