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Airborne Laser Illuminator Delivered

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Brent D. Johnson

The US Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency has made some strides in developing optical technology for antimissile systems. The latest achievement is Northrop Grumman Corp.'s beacon illuminator laser, which is part of the beam control/fire control system for the Airborne Laser, a jet-based high-power system that, the developers hope, will be able to destroy incoming missiles in their boost phase. Northrop Grumman Corp. has delivered the high-power solid-state beacon illuminator laser for the Airborne Laser's beam control/fire control system. It will be used to determine the...Read full article

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    Published: May 2003
    Accent on Applicationsantimissile systemsApplicationsdefensejet-based high-power systemNorthrop GrummanOptical technologySensors & Detectors

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