Boeing is certainly no stranger to lasers of various sorts, and
it's now extending its expertise to the US Army, recently
snagging a $7 million contract to begin developing a truck-
mounted laser weapon system. From the sound of it, the system
appears to be not unlike a mobile version of the still-in-
development Skyguard laser defense system, with it designed to
shoot down rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds.
According to Boeing, the laser cannon would be mounted on a
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (not exactly as pictured
above) and, if the Army approves, could end up costing a cool
$50 million for a "significant component" of the system to be
built and tested.  [Via Slashdot]   Boeing developing truck-
mounted laser cannons for US Army