Boeing testing truck-mounted high energy laser

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The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) that will incorporate a 10-kilowatt solid-state laser (Photo: Boeing)

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With the solid-state high-energy lasers already being tested on the sea and in the air, Boeing is continuing development of a truck-mounted system. The system is similar in concept to Boeing’s Laser Avenger that is intended for combating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), but boasts a more powerful laser for countering a wider variety of threats, including rockets, artillery, mortars, as well as UAVs.

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