Star Wars-style technology is about to take to the battlefield for the first time with the launch of a laser system to shoot down enemy missiles and mortars. Laser beam technology is being rushed into service to combat the threat of insurgent missiles and mortars raining down on British and American military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. The LADS system will utilise the phalanx system and literally shoot incoming missiles and mortars out of the sky using a laser beam After decades of delay and billions of pounds spent, it will be simple commercial lasers rather than the hugely expensive...