Tactical High Energy Laser achieves 'first light'

"First light" of the U.S. Army/TRW Tactical High Energy Laser was achieved Saturday at TRW's Capistrano, Calif., facility, a U.S. Army spokeswoman said yesterday. "The laser subsystem [of the THEL] was successful in lasing for the first time," she said in response to a query. The Army Space and...

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