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U.S. Air Force tests microwave, laser weapon systems
« on: January 25, 2019, 02:04:13 pm »
U.S. Air Force tests microwave, laser weapon systems
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Ed Adamczyk

Use of a laser, fired at an aerial target from the dome in the rear of the vehicle seen here, is part of the experiments in directed energy by the U.S. Air Force at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force announced it is planning future experiments involving laser and microwave energy weapons after recent successes in testing sessions.

Future experiments in the Directed Energy Experimentation Campaign are planned at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, the Air Force said Tuesday in a statement.

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Re: U.S. Air Force tests microwave, laser weapon systems
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2019, 04:18:42 pm »
Nothing new in general principle. The devil is in the details.
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