In a test yesterday in the New Mexico desert, a laser for the first time destroyed an artillery projectile in flight, according to an Army Space and Missile Defense Command announcement. The Mobile Tactical High-Energy Laser "tracked, locked and fired a burst of protons on an artillery projectile. . . . Seconds later, at a point well short of its intended destination, the projectile was destroyed," the Nov. 5 notice states. This week's test at SMDC's High Energy Laser Systems...
