High energy laser office emphasizes solid-state lasers
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Edward Pogue, director of the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office (HEL/JTO) stated that the Air Force in the fiscal year 2005 would have the main effort of being in the area of solid-state laser technology. The Joint High Power Solid-State Laser program is proposed to substantially shorten the time for developing a solid-state laser weapon in the 100-kilowatt class.
Publication Name: Defense Today
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Year: 2004
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Kirtland laser lab supports ABL
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The Advanced Laser Facility (ALF) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico that is the main research site for directed energy of the US Air Force, supports the development of high-powered lasers for innumerable military applications, including the Airborne Laser (ABL). The Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) is to be the ABL's megawatt-class missile killer.
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Year: 2005
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Near-space is the 'buzzword': Air Force Lab works hot DOD space trend
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The US Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate (SV) has an ambitious lineup of new space ventures and one of them being the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) sponsored missile tracking experiment called the NFIRE, the Near Field Infrared Experiment. The NFIRE experiment is part of a strong trend toward near-space access.
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Year: 2005
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