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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Air Force Awards Contract on Laser Tested in NM


Associated Press
       KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force has awarded a contract valued at up to $30 million to continue testing the advanced tactical laser at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.
    The contract allows Boeing Co. to operate and maintain the laser system so the Air Force can assess its capabilities. The new contract follows a contract under which Boeing developed the system.
    The advanced tactical laser — a C-130H aircraft equipped with a high-energy chemical laser and a beam control system — will undergo a series of ground and flight tests.
    Gary Fitzmire of Boeing Directed Energy Systems says the new contract will determine how the laser-gunship technology can be integrated into the battlefield.
   

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