Boeing fires airborne laser as part of missile defense
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A Boeing Co.-led team has succeeded in firing a laser beam for the first time as part of a ballistic missile defense shield, the Pentagon and the Boeing Co.
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The Department of Homeland Security  on Thursday hired Boeing Co.  to develop sensors, cameras  and other equipment to help U.S. agents control the vast,  7,500-mile U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
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Blasters aren't a reality yet, but the military is funding research into lasers that can destroy incoming rockets and bomb-laden Jet Skis.
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Boeing Co  would be a logical  choice to lead the interceptor part of a planned U.S. defense  missile shield in eastern Europe, the head of the Pentagon's  Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday.
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Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet.
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Lasers may be the weapon of choice for sci-fi movie heroes when the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. But back here on Planet Earth, lasers are at the center of a movie battle of another kind: the one
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Raygun lorries to beam enemy shells out of the sky US arms and aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced on Friday that it had landed a contract to develop truck-mounted laser cannons for the US Army.â¦
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The local arm of defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $45-million contract with the US government to complete a prototype designed to protect commercial airplanes from ground-based shoulder-fired missiles.
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A joint U.S.-Israeli laser system that successfully shot down Katyusha missiles in several tests but was shelved last year could have made Israel safer against Hezbollah attacks, a former head of research and development for the Israeli army said Saturday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co., the second-biggest US defense contractor, won a $54 million contract to launch four navigation satellites for the Air Force in the second exception to a ban imposed on the company last year.
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Boeing Co would be a logical choice to lead the interceptor part of a planned U.S. defense missile shield in eastern Europe, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday.
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A massive new Boeing rocket lumbered from its seaside pad Tuesday on a mission to prove the vehicle is capable of lofting super-sized military satellites into orbit.
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The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of six commercial airliners since Christmas.
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2004 - A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully deployed a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to orbit today for the US Air Force, marking the 61st consecutive successful mission flown aboard the Delta II.
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Forget inflight internet, you want raygun missile dazzlers The US Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that it will mount testbed anti-missile defence kit on three airliners this year, in order to assess how it affects performance in the commercial aviation environment.â¦
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The FBI is investigating seven incidents of lasers apparently being directed at planes that were preparing to land at airports around the United States over the last six days, a federal official said Thursday.
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Unmanned aerial vehicles and other so-called "stand-off" weapons, whether currently used or in secret testing, belong to a developing high-tech arsenal that the U.S. military says will help minimize casualties as it battles insurgents.