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General Atomics Plans 150kW Laser Tests; Eye On AC-130, Avenger

General Atomics Plans 150kW Laser Tests; Eye On AC-130, Avenger
General Atomics Plans 150kW Laser Tests; Eye On AC-130, Avenger

General Atomics, whose MQ-1 Predator changed the world, is to start testing another potentially revolutionary weapon next month: a 150-kilowatt class laser. Several other companies are developing laser weapons and “we’re looking at all of them,” said Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, in an interview with Breaking Defense. “The…