{"id":314861,"date":"2017-06-28T08:15:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/us-army-fires-high-energy-laser-from-an-apache-attack-helicopter-for-the-first-time-destroying-a-target-almost-a-mile-away\/"},"modified":"2017-06-28T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T07:15:58","slug":"us-army-fires-high-energy-laser-from-an-apache-attack-helicopter-for-the-first-time-destroying-a-target-almost-a-mile-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/us-army-fires-high-energy-laser-from-an-apache-attack-helicopter-for-the-first-time-destroying-a-target-almost-a-mile-away\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army fires high-energy LASER from an Apache attack helicopter for the first time \u2013 destroying a target almost a mile away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-4642558\/High-energy-laser-gun-fires-Apache-helicopter.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>June 27, 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><strong>The US army has successfully hit an unmanned target using a high-powered laser mounted on a Apache AH-64 helicopter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The demonstration was the first time a fully integrated laser system has successfully fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft, according to defence company Raytheon who manufactured the device.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The weapon is almost silent and invisible which makes it particularly hard for enemies to detect and could be used on the battlefield in the near future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The laser, which was tested at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico successfully hit a target 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The demonstration was the first time a laser was \u2018fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes and air speeds,\u2019 the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The laser was manufactured by Raytheon who said their device \u2018provides long-range surveillance, target acquisition, tracking, range finding and laser designation\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-4642558\/High-energy-laser-gun-fires-Apache-helicopter.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017  at  8:32 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/us-army-fires-high-energy-laser-from-an-apache-attack-helicopter-for-the-first-time-destroying-a-target-almost-a-mile-away.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p>        <!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n --><\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/us-army-fires-high-energy-laser-from-an-apache-attack-helicopter-for-the-first-time-destroying-a-target-almost-a-mile-away.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailJune 27, 2017 The US army has successfully hit an unmanned target using a high-powered laser mounted on a Apache AH-64 helicopter. The demonstration was the first time a fully integrated laser system has successfully fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft, according to defence company Raytheon who manufactured the device. 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