Airborne Laser Zaps Missile in Test

On August 10, 2009, the Airborne Laser engaged an instrumented target missile launched from San Nicolas Island, located in the Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division Sea Range, off the central California coast. This was a test of the tracking laser, atmospheric compensation laser, and surrogate high-energy laser (SHEL) for scoring purposes in preparation for a high-energy laser shootdown later this year.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Boeing
• Airborne
• Laser

[barefooter64]

"Hey let's spend a bazillion dollars on a sophisticated laser test and document it with a $50 Radio Shack IR camera that doesn't move!" FAIL

[Anon701]

Seriously, stop your conspiracy theorist ranting. You're making me think you are either a really bad troll or a paranoid moon-landing-was-a-hoax crackpot. You can read all about the plane-mounted laser on the Internet (it's a chemical laser mounted on a Boeing 747). Clearly, you have not even attempted to find more information. This is what makes me think you are a troll.

[jeetendrag10acc2]

i documented myself a lot on this system from public domain sources...but i really don't understand anything i'm looking at here....

[thallium200]

Understand the chemical iodine laser operates in the infrared. The only thing you see is the dust vaporizing because of the power not the beam itself so color cameras dont matter at all. The problem with chemical lasers is once you dump the the liquids together you get laser action. If you choose not to use it its a waste. So you need to keep enough chemicals to use more than once. Untill we come up with a better system this is what we have.

[ahimel]

Folks, there's not really much color to show when its filmed in pitch black darkness with just starlight to aid.

[phadil]

What's wrong with using normal color camera. Why is this black and white shit? are they trying to hide failed test?

[kissmytwinkys]

@JonItalia

lmao ya think? too funny....thanks for the laugh xo

[JonItalia]

@kissmytwinkys I think he voted for Palin.

[kissmytwinkys]

@ffishy100

You can't spell worth a shi* can you?

[JonItalia]

@ffishy100 Um, that isn't what it was. Now, shut up, and stop being stupid and spreading rumors. You are in no way, shape, or form, smart enough to tell people that there are UFOs. You don't know what those lights are. Why are they aliens? LMAO. They could be anything! Do you know about the military to be saying BS things like that? Stop spreading rumors!

[ffishy100]

@idebeep uuum thats not what it was now shut up and stop being stupid and spreading rumors you are in know way shape or form smart enouph to tell people that there ufo's you dont know what those lights are why are they aliens ? lmao they could be anything do you know about the military to be calling out BS things like that stop spreading rumors