| Title | Latest Evolution of Lockheed Martin Laser Weapon System Stops Truck in Field Test. | |
| Date | Friday March 06 2015, @08:08AM | |
| Author | n1 | |
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| from the sharks-with-lasers dept. | ||
Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] 30-kilowatt fiber laser weapon system successfully disabled the engine of a small truck during a recent field test, demonstrating the rapidly evolving precision capability to protect military forces and critical infrastructure.
Known as ATHENA, for Advanced Test High Energy Asset, the ground-based prototype system burned through the engine manifold in a matter of seconds from more than a mile away. The truck was mounted on a test platform with its engine and drive train running to simulate an operationally-relevant test scenario.
The demonstration marked the first field testing of an integrated 30-kilowatt, single-mode fiber laser weapon system prototype. Through a technique called spectral beam combining, multiple fiber laser modules form a single, powerful, high-quality beam that provides greater efficiency and lethality than multiple individual 10-kilowatt lasers used in other systems.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/march/ssc-space-athena-laser.html
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