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Northrop Grumman - FIRESTRIKE(tm) Laser

Northrop Grumman Announces the FIRESTRIKE(tm) Laser, World's First Weaponized Solid-State Laser for U.S. Military Services

20 November 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Boeing Laser JDAM Demonstrated on B-52H for 1st Time

Boeing Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) has been loaded, carried and delivered from a B-52H.

16 September 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing, Airborne Laser Team Begin Firing High-Energy Laser on ABL Aircraft

Boeing, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Sept. 7 achieved a major milestone in the development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense program by firing a high-energy chemical laser onboard the ABL aircraft for the first time during ground testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

09 September 2008: Boeing

 

Northrop Grumman to Design Beam Control System for U.S. Army Mobile Laser

Northrop Grumman Corporation has performed all preliminary design review requirements for a rugged beam control subsystem for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD).

25 August 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

Boeing Awarded Contract to Continue Developing Mobile Laser Weapon

Boeing has been awarded a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $36 million to continue developing a truck-mounted, high-energy laser weapon system that will destroy rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds.

25 August 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing Fires New Thin-Disk Laser, Achieving Solid-State Laser Milestone

Boeing has fired its new thin-disk laser system repeatedly in recent tests, achieving the highest known simultaneous power, beam quality and run time for any solid-state laser to date.

04 June 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing Begins Firing High-Energy Laser Aboard Advanced Tactical Laser Aircraft

Boeing Company has fired a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft in ground tests for the first time, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.

25 May 2008: Boeing

 

Second Major Milestone for the Joint High-Powered Solid State Laser Phase 3 Program

Northrop Grumman exceeds all demonstration target requirements toward goal of producing 100kW solid state laser Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated exemplary performance capability of a laser chain, the first major building block of a solid state demonstrator laser designed to reach a power level of 100kW.

14 March 2008: Northrop Grumman

 
 
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