The hovering Multiple Kill Vehicle is simply a waking nightmare
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted December 8th 2008 7:12PM
posted December 8th 2008 7:12PM
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All your bases are belong to us.
All your BASE are belong to us.
FAKE
So CGI, I mean the way that thing stayed in the air and when it fell that bounce was totally "alternate reality"
... oh God I hope I'm right... who knows when these things will be hitting crazy american gunshops
"Get rid of unwanted pests with a horrendous amount of fire power"
How embarrassing to have the first post and blow it.
Flail.
@ idiocy_glanders
How embarassing to fail at calling out a fail.
Dear RoboDan,
You are a complete idiot.
Don't worry though, you have plenty of company among these Reader Comments.
@ ByronGman
How embarrassing to fail at understanding sarclasm.
Here we are just seeing the carrier vehicle hovering and focusing on a target. The propulsion occurs in pulses because it is often much easier to control the duration than the flow rate of liquid fuel in many space applications.
Yes, the propulsion system you are seeing shows some refinement of years-old technology, which is why the Missile Defense Agency was gladly willing to release this video (http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/videos/mkvhover2DEC08.wmv). If you want a sharper image of the vehicle, check out (http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/images/mkvhover_2DEC.jpg).
Thanks everyone for the other informative info and links further down in the comments!
@RobotDan
http://xkcd.com/331/
In A.D. 2101
War was beginning.
Captain: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb.
Operator: We get signal.
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's You !!
Cats: How are you gentlemen !!
Cats: All your base are belong to us.
Cats: You are on the way to destruction.
Captain: What you say !!
Cats: You have no chance to survive make your time.
Cats: HA HA HA HA ....
Captain: Take off every 'zig' !!
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.
Hmm, that is the last time I make comments while playing Crysis. :)
I saw a small clip on the discovery channel back in 1999.
It use two much fuel and the bigger it gets the more fuel it uses. its actually a research project for the development for Pulsating jet engines at high altitude,( I think they called ram jets im not sure)
@idiocy_glanders
I guess it's better than "FIRST!!!!!", "Can is play Crysis?" or "Will it blend?"
Oh good, Cyberdyne Systems first generation of HK (Hunter/Killer) is out.
EdgeOne: Actually that'd be sardonicism, not sarcasm.
That kind of military devices - won't arrive in 20-35 years.
Such steps in research is just an earliest beginning.
This prototype is ineffective.
That flying bots require enormous quantity of energy which our science can't provide today.
Who's needed such thing that can fly only 5-10 seconds? Noone today and noone in the near and far future.
I'm applying for the job of naming these things. My first order of business? Rename the MKV to BFMKV.
More like OMGWTFMKV
with this technology, Starfuries are right around the corner.
You forgot BBQ.
As long as it doesn't belong to the Enclave, it's not a big deal.
Otherwise, get your Fat Man.
you sir, get one of my hard-earned Plus Points.
Totally what I was thinking!
matroska prepares to deal the final blow to avi...
Half Life II
Mario Cart II!
iEye, it's your turn to embarrass yourself now!
I get what your saying! Lets start a police state and govern it with these things
Woooo
Silly, it isn't Half Life. It's Missile Command.
True, but it still looks like it should be retrofitted with guns and cameras to control the people. How else will they stay in line?
Half-Life 2 does have flying Manhacks.
I for one welcome our new Multiple Kill Vehicle overlords.
I guess this comment was inevitable huh. As a firefox user, I hit / and simply search "I for one".
Never fails on articles of this subject.
Asimov must be pissed.
as a firefox user, i use ctrl +f.
as a smarter firefox user, i just start typing.
nah i'm kidding. well i really do just type,. but the air of supremacy was purely in jest
Not like you have a choice.
Resistance Is Futile.
This is why 2008 will be like 1984.... This is really kinda pushing it. I see no real uses for this except throwing it in a room or other confined area and letting it shred everything inside. Hopefully the manual says please proceed with caution, this thing kills indiscriminately and randomly.
As opposed to a grenade that is thrown in a room with bad people? Bullets don't discriminate either. Absolutely, if used improperly, something like this could be horrific. The assumption is that the hardware is just a more efficient and effective version of what we already have.
So nice to read moral posturing from a guy named "hitnrun".
in theory it could be more efficient if it was equipped with thermal sensors, although realy, i'm more paranoid about the implications of this thing in the wrong hands...
You know,it's odd that you mention 1984----I saw this very footage on CNN years ago , as one of the main experiments in Reagan's Star Wars defense initiative! And, if that is the case, this is some improved beast by now(".....and we'll throw in an iCore7 with GPS....!)----ozzdzz61
Kinda like how the terrorist do it. Right? indiscriminately and randomly? It's time for a taste of their own medicine.
Man, did nobody read the pdf? This thing is designed to intercept missiles and destroy them. It's supposed to be a DEFENSE tool. But the name is a little misleading, I guess.
everything that is defensive can be used a a wepon in the right circumstances. Also the fact that its a computer, its bound to screw up.
@hitnrun
Right, because a human wouldn't "screw up." Ever.
I got some tin foil if you wanna make some hats.
What are you going on about?? These are at the core of an interceptor system for ICBM's.
For more scary propaganda about this, hit this up...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsPKYDcfw4k
Well, it would just nicely and loudly hover there deafening everyone with pulses of its jet engines. Or wait, did you think they were machine guns?
Man. You guys do realize that if they had some sort of booster on the side of this thing to get it hovering and spinning in a 360 degree rotation, this thing would create sphere o' death. The SLAUGHTER SPHERE! AHHHH! Man. This is some James Bond shit. Im fuckin pumped. Where do I sign up?
All trial registrants must report to Black Mesa, or Big Brother.
James Bond? Don't you mean The Last Starfighter?