[olePigeon]

http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/news...reut/index.htm

I've been following the MTHEL. It's the Government lovechild from the Star Wars program. It's actually getting to the point where they can destroy over 75% of incoming hostiles with a single laser. This is the latest news I've read up on it, I don't know how it is now. Man, I'd join the Army if it meant I could work with this thing. I'm not too keen on the idea of installing one at an airport.

Here's a pretty cool promotional video, you can watch it actually work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcmI6UnR4gg

[Landos Mustache]

Cool but how many missiles are being shot at airports?

Should we put these around tall buildings also or anything of value?

[Gossamer]

It's to stop Celine Dion from traveling.

[Eug Wanker]

Originally Posted by Gossamer

It's to stop Celine Dion from traveling.

Perfect. She's already in the US, but when she tries to come back to Canada we'll zap her.

[RAILhead]

It seems slow to track when getting multiple targets. Maybe they could just paint the sky with it in a volley?

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by RAILhead

It seems slow to track when getting multiple targets. Maybe they could just paint the sky with it in a volley?

The projectiles it's tracking are designed to be fired from a long distance. It'd be totally useless in shortrange attacks.

However, if they can get them small enough (it's already small enough to stick on a truck) they could have 3 or 4 of them networked and each target different hostile.

[Landos Mustache]

Lets hope it doesn't mistake a plane for a missile and zap it.

[production_coordinator]

Originally Posted by olePigeon

The projectiles it's tracking are designed to be fired from a long distance. It'd be totally useless in shortrange attacks.

However, if they can get them small enough (it's already small enough to stick on a truck) they could have 3 or 4 of them networked and each target different hostile.

Ummm... from the article:

Northrop described Skyguard as capable of destroying rockets, mortars, artillery shells, unmanned aerial vehicles, short-range ballistic missiles, as well as cruise missiles.

Seems a bit more sophisticated. I wonder what's next... bullets?

[Gossamer]

I suppose in the future that'd be possible...something that would track and destroy bullets in milliseconds.

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by production_coordinator

Ummm... from the article:

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Seems a bit more sophisticated. I wonder what's next... bullets?

"Short range" ballistic missiles are still fired from within 1000 kilometers. What I meant by short range was less than 5 kilometers.

But you're right, the one in the article is a lot more sophisticated than the video. That video isn't very recent.

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by Gossamer

I suppose in the future that'd be possible...something that would track and destroy bullets in milliseconds.

Gravitomagnetic field generators can stop a bullet. Wouldn't need a laser if you had one of those. You'd just need to shrink it down. They're currently about the size of a small building. Heh.

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