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Applications: Advanced Tactical Laser Combines Precision and Stealth

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Amanda D. Francoeur, [email protected]

The Boeing Co., the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, received a $30 million Extended User Evaluation contract from the US Air Force’s Air Armament Center to continue flight testing of the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) at Kirtland Air Force Base. The ATL, a C130-Hercules gunship mounted with a chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL), includes beam control capability and optical sensing technology. The laser can target and destroy stationary and moving ground objects from a distance of 20 km, at an ideal altitude of 10,000 feet, with little to no collateral...Read full article

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    Published: January 2009
    beam control capabilitychemical oxygen-iodine laserdefenseindustrialoptical sensing technologySensors & DetectorsTrends

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