在英国法恩巴勒举行的航空与宇宙航行展览会上,美国空军首次公开透露有关发展高能激光武器《HEL》计划的一些过去从不发表的资料。这是五角大楼最保密的计划之一。这些资料主要是一些在地面发射时拍摄的有关用高能激光器拦截并击毁靶弹及导弹的照片。着重介绍在桑地亚试验中心击毁由美国柯兰特低空发射的一枚小型靶弹和在地面试验时击毁《响尾蛇》空-空导弹的情况。此外,美国空军部长汉斯·马克在法恩巴勒透露,美国空军准备试验一种新的高能激光 At the Aerospace and Astronautics Exhibition in Faenbarao, UK, the U.S. Air Force made the first public disclosure of some never-before-released materials on the development of the HEL program for high-energy laser weapons. This is one of the Pentagon’s most confidential plans. These sources are mainly photographs taken at ground launch on high-energy lasers to intercept and destroy targets and missiles. Highlighting the wrecking of a small target launched at low altitude by the United States Kelantan at the Sandia Test Center and the destruction of the rattlesnake air-to-air missiles during ground tests. In addition, U.S. Air Force Minister Hans Mark revealed in Farnborough that the U.S. Air Force is preparing to experiment with a new high-energy laser