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BOULDER, Colo., March 5, 2008 -- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $42 million research and development contract to study laser effects on missiles for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the company announced today. The contract will support the AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M. "This is yet another opportunity to help mature and enhance the AFRL's laser technology capabilities that protect our national security," said Jeff Osterkamp, vice president and general manager for Ball Aerospace's National Defense Solutions business unit....Read full article

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    Published: March 2008
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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