AFRL eyes potential of directed-energy weapons on autonomous platforms

By Rachel Cohen / October 21, 2016 at 10:02 AM
The Air Force Research Laboratory will need to step up its ability to test directed-energy and autonomous systems in environments that may not yet exist, the lab's top officer said this week. Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry told attendees at an Oct. 19 breakfast hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association that directed energy challenges existing test ranges because it is increasingly difficult to create realistic environments in which the lasers would need to perform. "Autonomy's going to take that to...

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