THEL = Tactical High Energy Laser
- Joint effort between Israel and the U.S. Army Space and
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
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P.O. Box 1500
Huntsville, AL 35807-3801
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- TRW will design, develop, and fabricate a THEL
demonstrator which will be a transportable,
tactical-sized, deuterium fluoride, chemical laser. The effort includes
development and testing of the laser/fluid supply assembly; the pointer/tracker;
a command, control, communications and fire control system; modification of and
interface with a radar provided by Israel; limited aspects of support equipment;
and field testing in the U.S.
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- Type : Deuterium fluoride (DF), chemical laser.
- Wavelength : 2 mm
- Power : Less powerful than MIRACL
- Fuel supply : up to 60 shots
- Fuel cost : $3,000 per kill
- Range : 5 km
- Optics : High-power un-cooled optics
- control system : C3I and radar (THEL radar was developed by Israel)
- Purpose : Rupture fuel tank of a Katyusha rocket (like those used by Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon)
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