US Air Force Research Lab starts building airborne laser weapon

By Garrett Reim2021-02-24T01:49:00

Members of the SHiELD program and their Boeing contractor team inspect the newly arrived SHiELD pod c AFRL

Source: AFRL

The US Air Force Research Laboratory is anticipating delivery later this month of the first major assembly of its Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator weapon.

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