http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/ Engadget Comments for Aircraft-mounted laser weapon may be ready in two years http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/
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The Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) project was only going be online by like 2012, so this is great news for the peace process.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/
I think what you mean is 5MW, which is 5 Mega Watts, or 5,000,000 Watts.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/ I agree Max. Excited bromide frozen in an argon matrix is the way to go.

Personally I think it will go to about 6MW.

Now we just need a phase conjugate tracking system, a big spinning mirror, and 500lbs of pop corn...]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/
-Jerry Hathaway]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/
That project exists and is doing well. It was not scrapped. The purpose of those weapons is to knock out MIRV bearing ballistic missiles while they're on their way into space, thus diffusing the situation before it gets to us.

The laser heats up the fuel in the rocket tanks to the point of explosion.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/25/aircraft-mounted-laser-weapon-may-be-ready-in-two-years/
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