Reducing laser damage, acquiring aircraft crashworthiness data

Mikhail talks about reduction of laser damage and acquisition of aircraft crashworthiness data. The Air Force conducted tests on five fuel tanks of various sizes to gather data about their vulnerability to fuel vapor explosion due to threat-induced tank ullage ignitions. In the military space arena, the US Defense Department in March created the Space Development Agency to accelerate the development of next-generation small satellite architectures. These proliferated constellations would he harder to attack than the small number of large satellites that today provide critical services mainly through the Air Force.