The deployment and operation of chemically driven, directed-energy weapon systems, such as the Airborne Laser (ABL), require strategies, systems, and training that have not been demonstrated previously in the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or industry. These weapons utilize large quantities of reactive chemicals. Traditional chemical equipment and processes are heavy, large, and permanently installed in fixed facilities. From 1999 to 2002, AFRL/ MLQ researchers evaluated various blending techniques ...
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