Featured in YAL-1BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMissile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the “analogue” version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2020SharePentagon’s Top R&D Chief Throws Cold Water On Laser Missile Defense AspirationsThe senior official said he is “extremely skeptical” that an aircraft could carry a sufficiently powerful laser to get the job done. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMissile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the “analogue” version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2020SharePentagon’s Top R&D Chief Throws Cold Water On Laser Missile Defense AspirationsThe senior official said he is “extremely skeptical” that an aircraft could carry a sufficiently powerful laser to get the job done. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2020Share