ATL laser on C-130H.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A high-energy chemical laser was installed on a C-130H in December, thereby achieving a key milestone for Boeing in the Advanced Tactical Laser The advanced tactical laser (ATL) program is a US military program to mount a high energy laser damage weapon on an aircraft, initially the AC-130 gunship, for use against ground targets in urban or other areas where minimizing collateral damage is important. (ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up ) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration programme. The laser and its major subsystem, a 5443-kg integrated laser module, were moved onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. the aircraft and aligned with the beam control system. Boeing will conduct a series of tests with the laser; this leading up to a demonstration sometime this year in which the laser will be fired in-flight through a belly-mounted rotating turret at a series of ground targets. The ATL system is a chemical oxygen-iodine laser (coil) being developed by Boeing for the US Department of Defense and will be used to destroy, damage or disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled. targets with little to no collateral damage--quite unlike Boeing's Airborne Laser (ABL), which is a high-energy coil weapon capable of destroying ballistic missiles in the boost phase. |
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