Leenn096--Seeking Next-Gen Lasers

Seeking Next-Gen Lasers: The Air Force has given Boeing a $49 million contract to aid Air Force Research Lab laser research and development efforts at Kirtland AFB, N.M., according to a company release. The work falls under AFRL’s Laser Application Support and In-house Research (LASIR) program that could lead to the “next-generation of laser weapon technologies,” said Scott Fancher, VP and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. He added that the work represents “potential solutions to equip the warfighter with ultra-precision engagement capability.” It will focus on advances in gas, hybrid electric-gas, and chemical laser systems, but will also engage technologies related to high-power fiber lasers, fiber laser pumps, non-linear optics, solid-state lasers, and diode-pump lasers, according to the release.
美空军开发下一代激光武器技术
美“空军杂志”网站：美空军近授予波音公司一份价值4900万美元的合同，协助空军研究实验室在柯特兰空军基地开展下一代激光武器技术研究。名为“激光应用支援和室内研究”的该项目，将开发和研究战机携带高精度发射器的解决方案。项目重点研究气体激光、电-气激光以及化学激光系统的优势，还将开展高能光纤激光、光纤激光泵浦、非线性光学、固态激光以及二极管激光泵浦等方面的研究。Seeking Next-Gen Lasers: The Air Force has given Boeing a $49 million contract to aid Air Force Research Lab laser research and development efforts at Kirtland AFB, N.M., according to a company release. The work falls under AFRL’s Laser Application Support and In-house Research (LASIR) program that could lead to the “next-generation of laser weapon technologies,” said Scott Fancher, VP and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. He added that the work represents “potential solutions to equip the warfighter with ultra-precision engagement capability.” It will focus on advances in gas, hybrid electric-gas, and chemical laser systems, but will also engage technologies related to high-power fiber lasers, fiber laser pumps, non-linear optics, solid-state lasers, and diode-pump lasers, according to the release.
美空军开发下一代激光武器技术
美“空军杂志”网站：美空军近授予波音公司一份价值4900万美元的合同，协助空军研究实验室在柯特兰空军基地开展下一代激光武器技术研究。名为“激光应用支援和室内研究”的该项目，将开发和研究战机携带高精度发射器的解决方案。项目重点研究气体激光、电-气激光以及化学激光系统的优势，还将开展高能光纤激光、光纤激光泵浦、非线性光学、固态激光以及二极管激光泵浦等方面的研究。