The program above is called HELTD. I was the lead engineer on the vehicle IPT for that program during the preliminary design phase (I'm no longer with Boeing).
I got to ride in a HEMTT.
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Last March, Northrop Grumman announced that its engineers in Redondo Beach, Calif., had successfully built and tested an electric laser capable of producing a 100-kilowatt ray of light, powerful enough to destroy cruise missiles. An electric laser requires much less space for its supporting equipment than a chemical laser, which is powered by a chemical reaction rather than an electrical power source.
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The problem with these is getting rid of the heat generated. That's a big problem.