Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=941

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

"The Air Force and Boeing achieved a directed-energy breakthrough with these tests," said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems' Directed Energy Systems unit. "MATRIX's performance is especially noteworthy because it demonstrated unprecedented, ultra-precise and lethal acquisition, pointing and tracking at long ranges using relatively low laser power."




Related/Relaccionado

Boeing Airborne Laser 'shoots down' first missile
http://www.noticias-aero.info/2009/09/boeing-airborne-laser-shoots-down-first.html


Boeing Completes Key Reviews for High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator Program
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=899


Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Strikes Moving Target in Test
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=878