US Missile Defense Agency eyes ICBM killing 1 megawatt laser for demo by 2025

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The Defense Department is asking industry about the feasibility of demonstrating a 1,000 kilowatt-class laser for missile defense as soon as 2025, seeking industry feedback on the potential for scaling up electrically pumped, directed-energy technology -- for an undisclosed platform and mission -- to power levels that in theory could destroy an enemy ballistic missile during the boost phase of flight. On April 1, the Missile Defense Agency published a request for information on "laser scaling" that could set the...

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