Boeing completes successful test of air-to-ground laser turret, enemies are teh doomed

It's about time Boeing went and shot that frickin' laser. The Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser C-130H aircraft has completed its first ground test, shooting a high-energy chemical laser through a beam-control system. The gun successfully acquired a ground target and shot the darn thing on August 7, paving the way for an in-air test later this year, hopefully from that bad-ass 747 they've been touting. Boeing promises that the ATL will "destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage." Yay for surgical strikes? Maybe some popcorn?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 14th 2008 2:28PM]

Ground control: What's your status?
Airplane pilot: IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZER!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 14th 2008 3:01PM]

I found a real video of the laser in action. One could only imagine what may happen if this falls into the wrong hands.

http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Tech/Beam/Alderaan.html

[808bah Posted Aug 14th 2008 3:28PM]

yEsss...and SHARKS wit freakin' lasers on their heads.

[RecycledBottle Posted Aug 14th 2008 3:45PM]

Show us the video!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 14th 2008 4:03PM]

Shoop da Whoop.

[murc Posted Aug 14th 2008 11:38PM]

USAF FTW!

[Wwhat Posted Aug 15th 2008 1:22AM]

That's the problem right there :/

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 14th 2008 6:28PM]

Like shootin' ducks in a barrel!

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 14th 2008 8:07PM]

Sunt curios daca intelege cineva ce scriu sau cel putin in ce limba :))
ps: am un boeing de jucarie acasa galben cu rosu

[Blastar Posted Aug 14th 2008 8:33PM]

Yes the enemies are now doomed..
Lets hope that they wont use any Mirrors against this High tech Weapon.

[jasonlynx Posted Aug 14th 2008 9:46PM]

Great! Now lets shrink it down small enough to fit in your hands.

[PEZ Posted Aug 14th 2008 11:14PM]

Laslo Hollifeld. The greatest science hacker! Well, he was also good in Napoleon Dynermite.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 15th 2008 8:03AM]

True, Boeing is a US company, but any country (unless they're on 'the list') can buy this thing. Not sure why the USA is getting all of this drama.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 16th 2008 11:08AM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Aug 19th 2008 8:15PM]

iraq had loads of WMD's, now they must have really big lasers mounted on there vast air force :)

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 15th 2009 2:18PM]

Mass arson potential.