[Commander8]

The Future is Now!!!

[isthisnickcool]

The shell, moving at about 1,000 mph, was tracked by radar and heat-sensing infrared sensors, then locked onto and zapped by the laser beam traveling at light speed.

What's the big deal? My ex-wife used to do that with my money. Only faster.

[mdittmar]

Tactical High Energy Laser Beam Director

[Interesting Times]

Army's High-Speed Laser Hits Shell

Actually, even the low-speed lasers are fairly fast.

[Jeff Chandler]

Pardon my ignorance, but does a variance in visibility affect the use of laser weaponry, or does it operate in a frequency which will penetrate clouds, smoke, etc.?

[backhoe]

-Israel's Arrow Anti-Missile System and the THEL...--

[ChadGore]

Thank You Ronald Reagan

[Republic of Texas]

Waiiiit! That Star Wars stuff doesn't work! Waaaaaaaaa!

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Hmmm, the decision on scrapping the Crusader artillary system looks better now.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Gimme one for the back of my F-250 so I can drive in Houston traffic.

[Momaw Nadon]

[Cobra64]

I'll get one when they offer one that will fit on my Hummer.

[usadave]

``Shooting down a single artillery shell is pretty cool, but artillery shells don't come in ones,'' said Christopher Hellman, a senior analyst at the Center for Defense Information in Washington.

Wow, Christopher, is it really "pretty cool"? Or would "narly" be a more accurate description?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Bump for Death Star defense.

[RAY]

The technology to track and hit a fast moving object with a laser does not surprise me. However, to produce a beam with enough energy to destroy an object at great distance amazes me.

[Tango Whiskey Papa]

"You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em." --General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

[Hellmouth]

What about counter-measures to the lasers, like
putting a mirrored finish on the shells, rockets, and missiles?

[Wissa]

I'll bet China wishes that Clinton was still President.

[nhoward14]

Will we be deploying this LAY-ZUR on frickin' shark heads?

Sincerely, Dr. Evil

[eno_]

"Army's High-Speed Laser Hits Shell" ...yeah, I wanna see the low-speed laser.