Not as much corruption I guess.
“Their R&D seems to be much better than our R&D.
They are actually at war and we are not. War stimulates technological development. As near as I can determine, our technological progress has stalled under Obama. Like Hitler, he has decided to take the cheap route and rely on the old proven technology; the drones we have and guided bombs. (Germany had working jet prototypes but the propeller planes did just fine in Poland and they were cheap.)
Obama has no need to develop defensive equipment as it would cost money, be embarrassing if it failed, and it would only save US military lives, which is not his priority.
Again, I want one. Wont even ask for two, even if you try and make me!
>>> Their R&D seems to be much better than our R&D.
Not as much corruption I guess. <<<
No H1b folks to sabotage the project and steal the tech?
That’s what’s going on here in the USA, but nobody’s noticed it yet.
Stopping these attacks at the source, by taking out the launchers, is impractical sometimes. The Palis like to launch from innocent civilian areas then claim Israel's return fire was an "unprovoked attack on innocent victms".
Next will be a UAV that takes out Laser Iron Beams.
My question is about the firing rate - this takes a LOT of power, and if it can only fire 2 or 3 times a minute then it isn’t going to be that effective. Any enemy could overwhelm the system with a dozen mortars or arty pieces. Of course, knocking out ANYTHING is a net positive, but the question is really whether it is cost-effective. The Iron Dome missiles cost $100,000 per shot ($50K per missile, and they launch 2 at each target to be as sure as possible of hitting it), whereas the target missiles cost a lot less. I hope that this system has a better ratio (i.e. that not too many lasers are needed to effectively cover a given area), and that they can later improve the range in a Mk. 2 version.
Nice technology step forward. When any ground-breaking war technology is first introduced, it is not the ultimate weapon. It is in the field where experience can be gained, improvements identified and over time, continuous improvements make it into a valuable weapon.