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Pentagon Targets Airborne Laser Platforms For Missile Defense and Special Operations

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04/13/2017

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While each of the U.S. armed services is developing directed energy technology largely for defense against small, weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) wants to mount a laser on a UAV to attack enemy ballistic missiles.                   

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