NGC carried out successful test for Project Chloe
Last year, we reported on a project by the U.S DHS to develop a UAV to zap missiles from high altitude. Now Northrop Grumman says tests on Sept. 8 and 9 at Holloman Air Force Base has shown that a UAV operating at high altitudes can help defend airliners below it from SHORADS.
Northrop said its infrared sensor was able to detect a missile launch, relay the information to an onboard missile tracker and then hit the missile with a blast from a laser.
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