Airborne Laser Completes 1st Test Against Missile

To: HiTech RedNeck

That was the first thing I thought of too ... reflecting 90%+ of the power directed at it would work well..

41 posted on 08/15/2009 2:13:29 AM PDT by Neidermeyer

To: ThunderSleeps

The beam is going to vaporize everything in its path, clouds, moisture, anything that absorbs even a fraction of the energy will boil away. May even ionize the air some?

But not birds ... right? We wouldn't want to vaporize some birds to save the nation.

42 posted on 08/15/2009 3:09:47 AM PDT by The Duke ("Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Democrat Party?")

To: sonofstrangelove

>> The Chinese or Russians have nothing like the ABL.

Not yet, but Hillary and/or Bill will take care of that detail on their next trip to China or NoKo.

43 posted on 08/15/2009 4:36:34 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)

We’re here! We’re here! We’re in the Buck Rogers age!

And the Animal Farm age.

44 posted on 08/15/2009 4:42:45 AM PDT by RoadTest (I am not a Sunday God.)

To: Nervous Tick

“>> The Chinese or Russians have nothing like the ABL.

Not yet, but Hillary and/or Bill will take care of that detail on their next trip to China or NoKo.”

You’re right. That’s where Russia and China have gotten ALL their modern military technology.

45 posted on 08/15/2009 4:44:59 AM PDT by RoadTest (I am not a Sunday God.)

But not birds ... right? We wouldn't want to vaporize some birds to save the nation.

Grin, why no, of course not. That's actually been the hold up of the entire program. They had to develop a combination of powerful airborne radars and sensitive IR and visual band sensors, use sophisticated data-fusion algorithms... All so they could detect any wildlife in the area that might be adversely affected by a discharge of the laser. Obviously the battle manager beam planning routines take this into account when determining shot-opportunities... :-)

And of course, since obama is all about transparency and being a good "world citizen" (except when it comes to birth certificates I guess)... If we were ever to put ABL into use in an operational scenario I'm sure he'd issue orders that would reflect his sensitivity to the world stage... "Hey NK, please warn your citizens we have an ABL aircraft orbiting 75 miles off your coast, due east of your missile field at {some unpronounceable name}. Notify your citizens that if they see a smoke trail of one of your missiles headed up, not to look up and avert their eyes - we don't want to hurt anyone."

46 posted on 08/15/2009 6:07:20 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)

To: Prophet in the wilderness; PhilDragoo; Grampa Dave

Not to worry. Obamadinejad and Gates have already slashed funding and are poised to KILL THE PROGRAM OUTRIGHT, according a WSJ article. BASTARDS

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574348822530004230.html

47 posted on 08/15/2009 6:37:00 AM PDT by BOBTHENAILER ( Proud Member of the angry mob)

But will it lance a volcano?

48 posted on 08/15/2009 8:08:27 AM PDT by JrsyJack (There's a little Jim Thompson in all of us)

To: Prophet in the wilderness

Thank you.

This scientist/engineer was ALWAYS of the educated opinion that this could be done, and would be done in time. I believe it should have been accomplished sooner, but that is not the fault of Reagan, or others like me.

49 posted on 08/15/2009 9:43:06 AM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))

Guess which leader recently canceled this program.

50 posted on 08/15/2009 11:57:32 AM PDT by Imnidiot (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)

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