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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 20 > New weapon brings us closer to era of laser gun

New weapon brings us closer to era of laser gun

Northrop Grumman builds electric laser powerful enough to destroy targets

By Peter Pae / The Bulletin
March 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers have developed an electric laser capable of producing a deadly 100-kilowatt ray of light, a major milestone that is expected to help transform what was once a Buck Rogers space fantasy into reality.

Announced Wednesday, the landmark....

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