Deployment Of New Russian ICBM Slips To Next Year. The system tested successfully although the actual deployment date has slipped back two years. To Buy EELV Launch Services. The USAF is revising its EELV acquisition plan from buying rockets to buying launch services from Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Alpha LAMP Demonstrates Laser Beam Compensation.
Officials say initial data are promising, although the final test ended prematurely.
The hydrogen fluoride powered chemical laser is operated at TRW's Capistrano Test Site near San Clemente, CA., with BMDO funds. USAF Nuclear Detectives Assume New Roles. Much of the data will be shared with other countries under treaty provisions. The Missile Threat Is Here, Now. Conference National Defense Authorization FY98 Briefs.