June 23, 2009 Military Aviation News

Advanced tactical laser aircraft fires high-power laser in flight

06/23/2009

Members of the 413th Flight Test Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., and contractor Boeing recently successfully fired the high-power laser aboard the Advanced Tactical Laser aircraft for the first time in flight.

Military Needs Flexibility to Handle Spectrum of Future Threats

06/23/2009

The U.S. military has to have flexibility across the spectrum of conflict to handle the threats of the future, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.

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