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Airborne Laser Team Completes New Phase Of Payload Testing
St Louis MO (SPX) Aug 08, 2005The Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) team has completed flight testing of the system's passive mission payload, moving the program through another phase of critical testing. LockMart Chosen As Weapon System Integrator For DARPA Laser Program 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 06, 2005Lockheed Martin said last Thursday it had been selected by General Atomics as weapon system integrator for the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS). Northrop Grumman Awarded Airborne Laser And Sensor Contract By US MDA 
Mclean VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2005The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman a $142 million follow-on contract for systems engineering, planning and logistics support for its Airborne Laser boost phase missile defense program. |
Northrop Grumman Wins Contrct To Maintain The "Rayguns"
Mclean VA (SPX) Mar 01, 2005The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a follow-on contract for operations and maintenance of lasers and facility-support systems used to test the effects of lasers against physical threats. Northrop Grumman Establishes Directed Energy Systems Unit 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2005Northrop Grumman has established a new business area - Directed Energy Systems - to help transition high-energy laser systems from the laboratory to warfighters, the most advanced of which will be able to engage mortars, rockets, artillery and other threats to protect U.S. and allied military and civilian populations and assets. US Army's Tactical High Energy Laser Shoots Down Mortar Rounds 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2004The Tactical High Energy Laser, built by Northrop Grumman for the US Army, shot down multiple mortar rounds Aug. 24, proving that laser weapons could be applied on the battlefield to protect against common threats. |
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Lockheed Martin Receives Airborne Laser Turret Ball From Brashear
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 17, 2004Lockheed Martin said Thursday that it has begun final integration of the flight turret assembly for the Airborne Laser (ABL) program. ABL will be the world's first megawatt-class laser weapon system integrated on a specially configured 747-400F aircraft to autonomously detect, track and destroy hostile ballistic missiles. Integrated Testing Of First Airborne Ray Gun Completed
Sunnyvale CA - Apr 22, 2004Lockheed Martin has completed factory testing of the optical benches for the Airborne Laser's Beam Control/Fire Control (BC/FC) system. The Airborne Laser (ABL) is the first megawatt-class laser weapon system to be carried on a specially configured 747-400F aircraft, designed to autonomously detect, track and destroy hostile ballistic missiles. Northrop Grumman Ships High-Power Solid-State Laser For Missile Defense
Redondo Beach - Feb 27, 2003Northrop Grumman Corporation's Space Technology sector has delivered the Beacon Illuminator Laser (BILL), a high-power solid-state laser and a key component of the Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL) program. |
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