Weapon of the future tested.

[the.one.the.only]

Holy Mother of God, give me the first death ray

 

[gsvol]

More on laser weapons.

 

[rjd970]

Once this technology gets miniaturized and they solve the power problem it will be the next gen of tactical weapons on fighters. Mark it down.

 

[utvolpj]

not one Val Kilmer pic in this whole thread? I am disappoint

 

[jed]

I would like to have a laser gun for deer hunting. Six tons is a little heavy to carry in the woods though.

 

[vader]

not one Val Kilmer pic in this whole thread? I am disappoint

 

[OrangeEmpire]

This crap has been worked on since the early 80's right?

This crap will never be practical.............

 

[OrangeEmpire]

YouTube - Moonraker - Space Laser Battle

 

[rjd970]

This crap has been worked on since the early 80's right?

This crap will never be practical.............

I don't know, you put enough money and manpower behind it, anything is possible. The Apollo program is exhibit A.

I think the bigger issue is the cost-effectiveness of getting to a tactical size. It probably just isn't worth it right now.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Isn't the primary mission to shoot down nuclear missiles.......

 

[rjd970]

Isn't the primary mission to shoot down nuclear missiles.......

yes, the the airborne laser system is fairly new, separate from the star wars program of the 80's.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

This is the super death ray in the nose capsule........ I could think of better ways to to spend taxpayer dollars.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Hahha.a.a.a...... beautiful pr department!

The Missile Defense Agency - U.S. Department of Defense

 

[gsvol]

Isn't the primary mission to shoot down nuclear missiles.......

Hahha.a.a.a...... beautiful pr department!

The Missile Defense Agency - U.S. Department of Defense

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[gsvol]

Tunisian ***.

Crescent shaped 9-11 Flight 93 Memorial facing Mecca, making the crescent a Mihrab (an Islamic prayer station, where the believer faces into a crescent, towards Mecca, to perform his ritual prostrations).

The design still incorporates a separate upper terrorist-memorial wall, centered precisely on the red-maple crescent [placing this upper section of wall, and the copse of trees that surround it, precisely in the location of the star on an Islamic flag].

There are still 44 translucent blocks on the flight path to the crash site, matching the total number of dead, instead of just the forty translucent blocks that are dedicated to the forty murdered passengers.

Lastly, the Tower of Voices part of the memorial is still an Islamic prayer-time sundial.

 

[TennTradition]

yes, the the airborne laser system is fairly new, separate from the star wars program of the 80's.

As in, this program does not require a nuclear explosion to generate an x-ray laser.

Reagan..."Nuclear weapons in space?!?!?"

 

[gsvol]

As in, this program does not require a nuclear explosion to generate an x-ray laser.

Reagan..."Nuclear weapons in space?!?!?"

Obama Plan Met with Skepticism and Anger;

NASA administrator Charles Bolden attempted to defend the new Obama space policy before a hearing of the Science and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

 

[BearCat204]

yes, the the airborne laser system is fairly new, separate from the star wars program of the 80's.

The Star Wars program is still alive and well, it is just referred to as BMDS now. The airborne laser will not go into production or be approved by congress anytime soon, not until they (MDA) cuts the cost down significantly. This project is on the back burner and MDA has bigger fish to fry.

 

[TennTradition]

Wouldn't you say that the BMDS is reasonably different than Star Wars? Or, are they still considering nuclear-generated-x-ray lasers as part of BMDS?

 

[superdave1984]

 

[BearCat204]

Wouldn't you say that the BMDS is reasonably different than Star Wars? Or, are they still considering nuclear-generated-x-ray lasers as part of BMDS?

It is basically the same thing that they intended back in the eighties with the exception of xray lasers. The basic idea and components are pretty much the same, but I do see what you are saying. We have replaced "lasers" with kinetic energy weapons such as THAAD.

 

[TennTradition]

It is basically the same thing that they intended back in the eighties with the exception of xray lasers. The basic idea and components are pretty much the same, but I do see what you are saying. We have replaced "lasers" with kinetic energy weapons such as THAAD.

Right, I agree with the last sentence. They are both ballistic missile defenses, but to me, Star Wars was defined by Edward Teller and his x-ray lasers.