Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 30 defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft, demonstrating ATL’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement of a tactically representative target. During the test, the C-130H aircraft [...]
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