Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 18, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Shown here, a UAV is hit by the high-energy laser beam of the Boeing-developed Mobile Active Targeting Resource for Integrated eXperiments (MATRIX).

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Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory photo

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Boeing Missile Defense Systems
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