High Energy Laser Destroys Target

Lockheed Martin's ADAM laser weapon destroys Target. In a series of tests in March and April, the prototype directed energy system destroyed eight small-caliber rocket targets in flight at a range of approximately 1.5 kilometers. The defense contractor described the targets as “free flying Qassam like rockets,“ making reference to the simple but deadly projectiles developed by the military arm of the Palestinian group Hamas. The 2013 tests follow a series of trials in 2012 when the ADAM, short for Area D