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October 27, 2020 | International, Aerospace

Accueil Défense L'USINE AÉRO ACCUEIL BOURGET 2019 AÉRONAUTIQUE SPATIAL DÉFENSE L'AÉRO EN RÉGIONS DIGITAL/TECHNOS En quoi va consister l'arme laser à haute énergie nouvelle génération développée par Boeing et General Atomics

En quoi va consister l'arme laser à haute énergie nouvelle génération développée par Boeing et General Atomics

HUBERT MARY , , , ,

PUBLIÉ LE 26/10/2020 À 13H21

Les industriels américains Boeing et General Atomics ont noué un partenariat pour concevoir un système d'arme laser à haute énergie (HEL) pour les défenses aériennes et antimissiles.

Portée quasi-illimitée, coût d'exploitation réduit, célérité (un laser se déplace à la vitesse de la lumière), nombre illimité de coups tant qu'il y a de la puissance disponible... Les systèmes utilisant l'énergie dirigée prennent de plus en plus de place dans la R&D des grandes

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/editorial/en-quoi-va-consister-l-arme-laser-a-haute-energie-nouvelle-generation-developpee-par-boeing-et-general-atomics.N1020734

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