Laser tec's - please advise.

[herosrest]

I was watching a tv program taped to vhs. It ran on and l was listening to a US father and son discussing an offensive Airborne laser weapon and clunk tape ends.

Is such weaponry in development?

[Someone Stupid]

Yes, it's design to fit aboard a 747 for destruction of ballistic missiles. Though it's not finallized yet.

[causticVapor]

It's been under development - supposedly a system to instantly vaporize traditional 'tactical' targets around the planet in a strategic manner

I read about it around five years ago and reckon they've gotten a bit further with its development...

[ukulele]

They can be foiled with a mirror. Just a slight oversight on the part of the engineers. :rolleyes:

[herosrest]

So there will be a market for Mirrored Armour? ;)

I luv the sound of breaking glass....

?? any pics or project name ?? :confused:

[Baddog]

Within the last decade, ballistic missiles - such as the Scuds used by Iraq during Desert Storm - have emerged as major threats to American forces deployed abroad and allied nations as well. Ballistic missile capabilities world-wide are shown here.

As part of a U.S. Air Force effort to address the feasibility of an airborne laser system for defense against those types of missiles, a team composed of The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the U.S. Air Force, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin is building an accurate, airborne, high-energy laser. The laser weapon system will shoot down ballistic missiles while they still are over the enemy's own territory.

The Airborne Laser (ABL) weapon system will operate at altitudes above the clouds where it can acquire and track missiles in boost flight, and then accurately point and fire the laser with such energy that the missile is destroyed before it can do any harm.

http://www.airbornelaser.com/whatsitdo/ :t