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Air Force Taps Lockheed To Develop Laser Demonstrator For Fighter Jet

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Air Force Taps Lockheed To Develop Laser Demonstrator For Fighter Jet
Lockheed Martin is helping the Air Force Research Lab develop and mature high energy laser weapon systems, including the high energy laser pictured in this rendering. Credit: Air Force Research Lab (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $26.3 million contract to design and build a high-power laser demonstrator that could be tested on a fighter jet by 2021, the company announced Nov. 6.AFRL received six bids to provide the fiber laser, named the Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact Environments (LANCE).LANCE is one of three subsystems AFRL is pursuing as part of its Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) program. SHiELD is designed to defend…

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