Laser used to shoot down a moving aircraft for first time


Military | 208230 hits | Jul 21 1:00 am | Posted by: N_Fiddledog
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Star Wars-style laser beams have been used for the first time to shoot down aircraft in flight, it was revealed last night.

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  1. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:04 am
    Here's the video.


  2. by avatar Dragom
    Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:11 am
    Wow, I really expected railguns long before AA Lasers.

    And it was 10 seconds of contact before it fell?

  3. by avatar Hyack
    Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:34 am
    Sorry, already been posted:

    Time: 5:33 PM on Monday
    Topic: Military
    Hits: 137
    Poster: Scape



    For the first time, a solid-state laser has successfully destroyed a flying drone in a naval environment. The tests, performed by Raytheon with the Navy, occurred off of San Nicholas Island, Calif. over several days in late May. Four UAVs were destroye

  4. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:24 am
    Sorry about that. I just did a quick scan of the first page looking for it. Should have clicked to page 2, of course.

    I guess you guys posted about the laser light sabers a while back too, eh?

    http://www.dailytech.com/WickedLasers+U ... e18681.htm

    We need phasers now.



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