Northrop Grumman completes design review of high-energy laser for U.S. DoD
Reuters
Published Jul 11, 2022 10:35AM ET
Updated Jul 11, 2022 10:46AM ET
(Reuters) - U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC) said on Monday it has completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser that would have several defense applications if scaled.
The company had last year won a $72 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate a high-energy laser prototype.
Developing higher-powered lasers that can track and focus energy on a moving target has been a long-time goal for the DoD with possible applications for missile defense systems.
Northrop said it would test the prototype at progressively higher powers later this year.
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