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KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., May 21, 2008 -- Boeing Co. reported it fired a high-energy chemical laser last week aboard a C-130H aircraft in ground tests for the first time, under the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) advanced concept technology demonstration program. The ultraprecise "warfighter" will reportedly potentially reduce so-called collateral damage on the battlefield and in urban operations. Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems, said that after conducting more tests on the ground and in the air, the program will fire the chemical laser in-flight at ground targets. The test...Read full article

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    Published: May 2008
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