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Northrop Solid State Laser Program Advances; Lasers Gain Multiple Weapon Uses

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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn A solid state laser program has succeeded in linking several lasers together in a chain, a key breakthrough toward eventually producing a high-powered weapon system, a Northrop Grumman [NOC] briefer said yesterday. That is just one development that is part of a larger story, in which lasers are poised to become weapons or protective shields of the future, according to Dan Wildt, vice president of Northrop Grumman Directed Energy Systems, speaking to defense journalists at a briefing…

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