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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?
blog.wired.com - 9/3/2008
Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?
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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching. For the longest time, the...

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Gizmodo:  Northrop Grumman Death Star Lasers Are Weapons-Grade, Could Be Out in 2008 [Pew Pew]

The UberReview:  Military Grade Lasers to Be Ready in 2008

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Northrop Grumman Death Star Lasers Are Weapons-Grade, Could Be Out in 2008 [Pew Pew]
Gizmodo — ... Wired's Danger Room blog is spot on in comparing Northrop Grumman's upcoming solid state laser system to the Death Star. Promised to arrive before the end of 2008, and far earlier than ...

Military Grade Lasers to Be Ready in 2008
The UberReview — ... At the moment, they can maintain a 30kW beam for more than five minutes continuously and more than 40 minutes in total. While 30kW is a far cry from 100kW, one needs to remember that this is but one part of an eight link chain. The lasers will be combined to produce a more powerful system, so 30kW is a massive step in the right direction. [Wired] ...

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