An artist's conception of a future fight jet shooting down a threat with a laser. Lockheed Martin
Defense One: Fighter Jets with Missile-Killing Lasers Take Another Step Toward Reality
U.S. Air Force says a ground-based laser downed multiple test missiles over New Mexico.
A successful ground test has moved the U.S. military one big step closer to putting anti-missile lasers on its aircraft.
A ground-based laser shot down “several” missiles in flight during an April 23 test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Air Force officials said. Run by the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, the test was part of the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, a program intended to protect aircraft from incoming missiles.
AFRL officials said security reasons prevented them from saying how many missiles were downed in the test.
The laser that the Air Force lab used for the test was ground-based, and on the heavy side.
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WNU Editor: They admit that the laser used was ground-based, and on the "heavy side". Translation .... a lot more work is necessary before this can be deployed on aircraft.
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3 comments:
Call in the B-52's. They'll show the kids how to lift it.
This is the future guys as this will render Soviet and Chinese missile tech useless. Just hope they fine tune it quickly.
Hmmyeah if there are no clouds or electric jamming of the laser system and if coverage can be provided wherever it matters and in a direct line. :)
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