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New air defence laser engages multiple missiles at once

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Summary
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69% Informative

The laser is being designed to be fitted to a range of RAF aircraft including the intelligence gathering Shadow R2 and A400M transporter.

100% of threats were quickly defeated using a laser with pinpoint accuracy.

System works by Thales’s Elix-IR threat warning system quickly detecting and identifying the launch of missiles.

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70

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formal

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English

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67

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medium-lived

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