Posted on 08/03/2019 11:22:38 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Air Force announced Friday it will soon deploy two ground-based laser weapons to an undisclosed location to test how they can be used against small drones, the service’s first “operational field test” of an experimental “directed energy” weapon.
Because laser weapons could fire constantly without wasting ammunition, military technology experts have theorized they could one day be useful in combating the small, remotely operated quadcopter drones that ISIS has used. They are also expected to be an effective counter against swarming attack drones, a concept that a handful of countries are exploring.
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In lieu of shark, Bill, my glorious goldfish has volunteered to wear such directed energy weapon for naval deployment.
Great - when can we deploy against Antifa?
Thanks for posting. BUMP!
Define "wasting".
Define "ammunition".
What is a LASER weapon's "ammunition"? (There's an answer to that, and it's not "nothing".)
Cool stuff. It should be a good defense. Eventually, they will build a real Iron Man armor and render it obsolete.
They could put them on ships and test them on Iranian drones.
https://www.scienceabc.com/innovation/the-active-denial-system-test-what-is-it-what-does-it-do.html
I’d use this against Antifa every time and anywhere they show up with more then 3 people.
Innovative wrote:
They could put them on ships and test them on Iranian drones.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2014/dec/10/us-navy-laser-weapon-video
Directed Energy Weapon aka Frikin’ Lasers
But, but, some here have claimed Popular Mechanix has been saying for years that we have deployed rail guns, lasers, and particle beams. You saying we do not?
(airquotes) These “lasers” will be deployed on various types of sharks for the Navy.
If no sharks are around, they will use agitated sea bass.
Don’t like it? C’mon, throw me a fricken bone here.
People make things up, to make others think that “they are in the know”.
I at least admit that it is just wishful thinking.
For Antifa goons, the fabled ELF “crap cannon” would be best.
What would they care? They all crap their pants anyway.
You got ‘em!
I bow to your superiority.
Dear Vlad,
I’ll see your little hyper-sonic birdie and raise you a 186,000 miles per second Death Ray.
Let’s do lunch
THE Don
This is not new, The military has been testing laser weapons for years. Earlier this year they destroyed multiple missiles while in flight at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, in April. They are a step away from loading them up for aircraft which do not have the speed of a missile and are less maneuverable.
The system is intended to eventually be mounted on an aircraft, possibly the stealth, where it could be used to shoot down incoming surface-to-air or air-to-air launched missiles. And using it to drop a mig or a backfire would be simple. You can’t outrun light.
rwood
It’s new, because it is a FIELD TEST. This is done right before purchase and deployment.
There’ll be SPs, er, SF’s (Whatever they’re called now), in the test.
That’s basically a grunt-on-the-ground level test.
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