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US and Israel Continue Work on Laser Weapon

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The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the Israeli Ministry of Defense have agreed to spend another $46.6 million on an antimissile laser that has been under development since July 1996. The Tactical High Energy Laser program, which has already cost the countries $130.8 million, is in its integration phase, said the primary contractor, TRW Space and Electronics Group of Redondo Beach, Calif., and is scheduled for a live-fire demonstration in late 1999 or early 2000. The contract for the program was renegotiated in June after TRW experienced manufacturing delays and cost...Read full article

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