Northrop Grumman boasts new military buggy has laser weapons 'we would once only see in Star Trek'

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Unleash Hellhound! Northrop Grumman boasts new military buggy has laser weapons 'we would once only see in Star Trek'

• Six seater buggy is 'laser ready' for next generation weapons
  
• The 5,897 kg (6.5-ton) Hellhound can carry six including the driver
  
• Is able to produce enough power to run a field hospital or command centre
  
• Will come with optional integrated 10-kilowatt solid-state fiber laser
  

By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com
Published: 12:36 EST, 13 October 2015  | Updated: 16:05 EST, 13 October 2015

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It could be the ultimate offroader - and take soldiers into battle like never before.
Northrop Grumman has revealed the ultimate buggy -  a six seater that boasts its own laser weapon.
Called the Hellhound, it was revealed at the  the Association of the US Army's annual conference in Washington, DC.

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Northrop Grumman revealed the six seater Hellhound at the Association of the US Army's annual conference in Washington DC and says it is 'laser ready'.
It is designed to fulfill the US Army's potential light reconnaissance vehicle programme and will compete against other designs for the lucrative contract.
The 5,897 kg (6.5-ton) Hellhound can carry six including the driver.
It is able to generate 100 kVA of exportable power, which is particularly high for a vehicle of its size, with a 120 kW Jenoptik integrated starter generator, with officials boasting it could 'power the entire hall' it was launched in.


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This test represents the next step to providing lightweight and rugged laser weapon systems for military aircraft, helicopters, ships and trucks.’
By using a technique known as spectral beam combining, the system blends multiple laser modules to create a single, powerful, high-quality beam.
This is said to provide greater ‘efficiency and lethality’ than multiple individual 10-kilowatt lasers used in other systems.
Athena is based on the firm’s Area Defense Anti-Munitions (Adam) laser weapon system.

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The laser, known as Athena, was built by Maryland-based security firm Lockheed Martin. During the test, the 30-kilowattfibre laser burnt through the truck’s engine (pictured) and disabled it from more a mile away


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