Raytheon, U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office Show Feasibility Of Ground Attack
The U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office and Raytheon, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system successfully engaged and fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes and airspeeds.