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India Interested in Directed Energy Missile Defenses

August 7, 2010 :: Xinhua :: News

It was reported last week that India's Defense Research and Development Organization is pursuing directed energy (laser) technology for use in its missile defenses. The sophisticated technology is still quite far from deployment, but it marks another step forward for DRDO's steady development of a layered ballistic missile defense.

 

This news comes out of India as the United States is transitioning its directed energy weapon, the Airborne Laser (a chemical laser mounted on a 747), to a "testbed" or experimental (rather than operational) platform. The Defense Department determined it was not operationally viable given the funding devoted to it, despite successful intercepts early this year. (Article)

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