USAF planning to convert some AC-130Us and 1 F-15E into laser testbeds

Maj Gen Jerry Harris, vice-chief of Air Combat Command, says a number of AC-130Us are being withheld from retirement to serve as testbeds for directed energy weapons.

AC-130U training
By Senior Airman Andy M. Kin, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Harris added that the a F-15E testbed is also available to experiment on the new technology, and the fighter has power to spare for the job.

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