Northrop Grumman-Built High-Energy Laser Destroys Large-Caliber Rocket in History-Making Test
Shootdown Shows MTHEL's Potential Versatility Against Increasing Range of Battlefield Threats

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- As the scope of battlefield threats continues to expand, so does the versatility of a high-energy laser system to defeat them. The U.S. Army's Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL) testbed destroyed a rocket on May 4 that's larger, faster and that flies higher than previous threats destroyed by the laser weapon demonstrator. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) built the demonstrator for the Army and the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMoD).