Boeing tested laser weapons

On May 20, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported that for the first time, Boeing - US research and manufacturing airline has successfully tested laser weapons installed on C-130 H aircraft at Kirtland air base on May 13 last.

Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing's Missile Defense Systems program, said: 'At this first test, we did not install laser weapons on the proposed aircraft type. C - 130 but the test was very successful. This is seen as an event marking new steps in the process of implementing our advanced tactical laser weapon project '.

This new weapon will be installed on C-130H aircraft (Photo: Ria Novosti)

According to Mr. Fancher, this success opens up the possibility of deploying laser weapons on fighter aircraft to enhance the ability to attack aerial targets with almost absolute accuracy and at the same time to minimize the possible additional failures. In the future, there may be a complete transition to armed equipment for the US Air Force.

In the next test, Boeing will deploy the installation of the new laser weapon system on the C-130 H aircraft and test the ground targets to test its effectiveness.

This laser weapon system will be mounted on a rotating shaft under the belly of the C-130 aircraft. With this position, the barrel will cover the entire target on the battlefield in 360 degrees.

It is known that the laser weapons research and development program that Boeing carried out under the project it signed with the US Department of Defense.