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US laser warplane under threat from Barack Obama
telegraph.co.uk ^
| December 23, 2008
| Alex Spillius
Posted on 12/23/2008 7:30:52 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: Free ThinkerNY
The headline makes it sound like the President-Elect is going to shoot the plane down personally.
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posted on
12/23/2008 8:35:28 PM PST
by
mhx
To: F15Eagle
Thanks for the pic of Good Ole 123!
The project was a success, though the technology was not sufficient to lead to an operational system. Even the current ABL will see technology changes before it becomes operational. But the general concept is a good idea for missile defense and other missions.
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posted on
12/23/2008 8:36:15 PM PST
by
Laserman
Comment #24 Removed by Moderator
To: Free ThinkerNY
The
anti-Reagan With him at the helm, we'll be weakened considerably....in sooooo many ways.
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posted on
12/23/2008 8:45:55 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
("Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" said Hillary Clinton. I'll be REALLY patriotic!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Of course he will cancel it. Bambi needs the cash for ACORN and his other welfare fans. It would be a shame to fund a program where people actually create something. Need to hand all that money to those that contribute nothing to this county but the census count.
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posted on
12/23/2008 8:57:18 PM PST
by
jerry639
(Obama=false hope for delusional followers.)
To: Eaglefixer
I also remember the first airborne laser laboratory as well. I was with the 4950th Test Wing at WPAFB, OH in the early 80’s.
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posted on
12/23/2008 9:06:05 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(White liberal elites are America's losers with money.)
To: Eaglefixer
ALL didnt use a chemical laser it was an electric discharge laser operating at 10.6 um. Both ABL and ATL use chemical (oxygen iodine laser, or COIL) devices.
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posted on
12/23/2008 9:06:35 PM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(I feel much better since I gave up hope. ~~ sigh ~~)
To: pctech
Our great military will go downhill fast, even faster than when Bill Clinton was in office. I can speak from first hand knowledge that people are lining up to get out as soon as possible now that we have a terrorist and a muslim for a president.
I knew this was coming.
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posted on
12/23/2008 9:10:15 PM PST
by
wjcsux
(White liberal elites are America's losers with money.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Perhaps the Airborne Laser can be part of the light show for Obama’s next international speech.
To: Laserman
Boeing is now planning to develop the weapon's planned target range to include aircraft and enemy ballistic missiles in flight.And then this little gem later in the article. It is clear that the author was just too lazy to do any work for this article.
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
12/23/2008 9:45:26 PM PST
by
wastedyears
("Life's tough... It's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne)
To: Free ThinkerNY
How many campaign contributions did Obama get from China and/or Russia?
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posted on
12/23/2008 9:57:31 PM PST
by
The Duke
(I have met the enemy, and he is named 'Apathy'!)
To: F15Eagle
Looking Glass Looking Glass, this is Skybird, this is Skybird - do not reply
Message follows
Delta
Xray
Charlie
Foxtrot.......
about 2 pages later
Skybird, Out.
SOOoooooo glad those days are over. Aren’t they?
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posted on
12/23/2008 10:29:22 PM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
Comment #35 Removed by Moderator
To: F15Eagle
I used to work in SAC command posts fixing the SLFCS rigs. Funky TTY rigs. But easy enuf to work on.
Used to hear this chatter all the time over the squak box.....
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posted on
12/23/2008 11:03:25 PM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
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Comment #38 Removed by Moderator
To: F15Eagle
In 78 or 79 SAC did a full scale ‘war flush’ at Fairchild AFB near Spokane.
MITO takeoff and an aluvial fan formation... the real deal. Scared the crap of the entire county. Nothing like seeing a B-52 and a pair of KC-135s at near treetop level and blasting away on a full out boogie.....
I found out the results of the exercise - we won, sorta.
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posted on
12/23/2008 11:16:48 PM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
To: F15Eagle
Were they ‘lost’ or just looking for beer?
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posted on
12/23/2008 11:17:59 PM PST
by
ASOC
(This space could be employed, if I could only get a bailout...)
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