Air Force prepares directed-energy flight plan as AFSOC aims for flight test

By Rachel Cohen / March 10, 2017 at 10:00 AM
ORLANDO, FL -- The Air Force will debut a directed-energy flight plan that sets out near-term action items to make fielding a laser weapon a reality by 2030, according to the Air Force Research Laboratory's top planner. "This is a turning point for the Air Force in terms of directed energy," Jack Blackhurst, who directs the AFRL strategic development planning and experimentation office, said March 2. "Up until now, we've basically been developing technology, testing technology, that sort of thing...

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