The Air Force next month plans to brief industry on a new project to ready a speed-of-light defensive weapon for the F-22A Raptor, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as well as a planned follow-on fighter capability in an effort that aims to demonstrate a prototype laser pod as soon as 2021. On Dec. 6, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, will outline for industry plans for the "upcoming" acquisition, the Laser Advancements for Next-generation Compact...