TRW-Built Tactical High Energy Laser Wins Technology Grand Prize in Popular Science Magazine's 'Best of What's New' Awards.Business Editors REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2000 The Tactical High Energy Laser/Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrator (THEL/ACTD), the world's first integrated laser weapon system, has been selected as the Grand Winner of the General Technology category for Popular Science magazine's "Best of What's New" awards for 2000. The TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TRW)/U.S. Army/Israel Ministry of Defense team that developed THEL/ACTD to demonstrate the viability of using a laser-based air defense system to defend civilians against short-range rocket attacks will be recognized today at a special awards luncheon hosted by the consumer science publication at the Tavern on the Green Tavern on the Green is a restaurant located in Central Park, New York City. Of the several dining rooms, the most famous is the Crystal room with windows overlooking the garden. restaurant in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Central Park. This is the third consecutive year that TRW has participated in the "Best of What's New" awards. In 1998, the magazine recognized the Air Force's revolutionary Airborne Laser system, for which TRW is producing the high-energy laser and related ground support systems. In 1999, the TRW-led team that developed and produced NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory Chandra X-ray Observatory U.S. X-ray space telescope. It was named after astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and was launched into orbit in 1999. Its mirror, with an aperture of 1.2 m (4 ft) and a focal length of 10 m (33 ft), produces unprecedented resolution. was honored in the "Aviation & Space" category. "The THEL THEL Tactical High Energy Laser team is honored to be recognized for its scientific and engineering achievements by one of the world's most prestigious consumer science publications," said Lt. Gen. John Costello John Costello can refer to:
On June 6, the TRW-led team used the THEL/ACTD to shoot down a Katyusha rocket carrying a live warhead. The successful intercept and destruction of the 10-foot long, 5-inch diameter rocket was performed at the Army's High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF HELSTF High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico) ), White Sands Missile Range White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), formerly known as the White Sands Proving Grounds, is a rocket range in New Mexico operated by the United States Army. The range covers an area of almost 3,200 mi² (8 287 km²), approximately three times the size of Rhode Island, making it , New Mexico. On Aug. 28, Sept. 22 and Sept. 25, the team extended its list of successes by shooting down several salvos of two Katyusha rockets fired in rapid succession. Each year, the editors of Popular Science review thousands of new products, technology developments and scientific achievements to select 100 "Best of What's New" awards. THEL/ACTD, along with the rest of the winners, is listed in the December issue of Popular Science, which is now available on newsstands. The 2000 award winners are also featured at the magazine's Web site: http://www.popsci.com/. "THEL/ACTD exemplifies the technological leadership that TRW brings, as a system prime contractor, to the development of next-generation defense systems," said Timothy W. Hannemann, executive vice president and general manager, TRW Space & Electronics Group, the THEL/ACTD prime contractor. "Our systems engineering skills, in-depth knowledge of high-energy laser systems and program management expertise position us not only to develop a mobile, more capable version of THEL, but also to produce laser-based solutions for more advanced Department of Defense air- and space-based defense missions." THEL/ACTD is a transportable, ground-based air defense system that uses a high-energy chemical laser to protect civilians and military assets against attack by short-range threats such as artillery rockets. TRW led the team of U.S. and Israeli subcontractors that designed, produced, integrated and tested THEL/ACTD in less than four years for the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala., and the Israel Ministry of Defense. Requirements for the system have been driven by Israel, which needs to protect civilians living in towns and communities along its northern border against rocket attacks. TRW has been engaged in laser research and development since the early 1960s. The company develops high-energy chemical lasers for space, ground and airborne missile defense applications, and designs and produces solid-state lasers for defense and industrial applications. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the company provides advanced technology products and services for the global automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and information systems markets. TRW news releases are available on the corporate Web site: www.trw.com. |
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