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US mothballs airborne laser missile defense weapon
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| 3/1/2012
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Posted on 03/04/2012 11:28:49 PM PST by U-238
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:29:01 PM PST
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U-238
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:29:49 PM PST
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U-238
To: U-238
But he’s not an anti-American Muslim, and he resents your even thinking it!!
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:32:30 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You can't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.~Admiral Yamamoto)
The final flight was on February 14th according to the Missile Defense Agency
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:36:06 PM PST
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U-238
To: U-238
That doesn’t sound feasible to me as a weapons system.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:37:04 PM PST
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Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: Jonty30
The ALTB demonstrated a workable directed energy weapon for missile defense by tracking and destroying. I hope that they move the project to the black projects and continue development.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:39:25 PM PST
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U-238
To: Jonty30
It also provides a foundation for other laser missile defense projects.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:41:05 PM PST
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U-238
To: U-238
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:45:58 PM PST
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Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: U-238
I wasn’t thinking of applications when I spoke too soon.
It won’t be lost, I don’t think.
It will be just like the rail gun technology, kept in development until something really useful comes from it.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:48:03 PM PST
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Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: U-238
Put this laser technology on space based satellites and now we’re talking.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:48:59 PM PST
by
Java4Jay
(The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
To: Jonty30
THe government has invested billions of dollars into the project. They are not going to let it die. They will just plug it into other military applications.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:51:14 PM PST
by
U-238
To: Java4Jay
That will be the perfect place to put this technology
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:52:04 PM PST
by
U-238
To: Jonty30
That doesn’t sound feasible to me as a weapons system. Why not, it was to stand off and blast enemy missiles from fairly long range. Would have been just the thing to have 3, maybe only 2, stationed near Iran and then just zap anything the Mad Mullahs and ImADinnerJacket put up. You can put a might big laser into a 747. Including the fuel for quite a few "shots". I have a former coworker, who is also a former Missile Launch Officer, who worked on that project, first as a contractor, and then as an activated Reservist to back fill for some active duty guys who were needed elsewhere after 9-11.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:53:37 PM PST
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El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: Java4Jay
That will be the perfect platform to use this technology. Use the laser on the X-37.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:54:30 PM PST
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U-238
To: El Gato
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:55:09 PM PST
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U-238
To: U-238
Shame on the Pentagon! The Pentagon obeys the orders of coming from the Czars in the White House, who in turn work for that Community Organizer.
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:55:17 PM PST
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El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: El Gato
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:55:55 PM PST
by
U-238
To: Jonty30
You would have to protect it with fighters and probably an AWACS, but the same can be said of the AWACS itself. The ex AWACS crew who was our project manager said the airplane should have a yellow stripe down the top. If any enemy got anywhere near, the tactic was to shut down the radar and dive to get outa Dodge as quickly as possible. :)
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posted on
03/04/2012 11:59:12 PM PST
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El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: El Gato
How many shots could you get per flight and their level of fire power compared with a similar sized bomber with moab’s?
I know it’s not completely comparable, but I’m sure you get where I’m going with this.
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posted on
03/05/2012 12:02:38 AM PST
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Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: El Gato
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03/05/2012 12:07:54 AM PST
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El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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