Boeing Begins Firing High-Energy Laser Aboard Advanced Tactical Laser Aircraft
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 20, 2008
Boeing has fired a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft in ground tests for the first time, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program. The successful laser firing occurred May 13 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. "First firing of the high-energy laser aboard the ATL aircraft shows that the program ... more