US destroys missile with airborne laser for first time

For the first time the U.S. military has shot down a ballistic missile with an airbourne laser beam. The experiment, conducted off the California coast, was to demonstrate the future of defence technology. From the moment the missile was launched, it took the jumbo-jet mounted laser, just two minutes to destroy. The revolutionary use of laser beams is seen as extremely attractive in missile defense, as it has the potential to attack multiple targets at the speed of light, and is far cheaper than current systems.

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[venian646]

@gravisan you do realize that these lasers can burn through a mirror.

[Ninjasaky]

@gravisan This guy for president!

[eminemsays666]

war= depts = u.s. economic fraud system down= world unification so war is good lolll

[zepter00]

27.02. 2012 USAF command informed that a few weeks ago airframe YAL-1 after removal laser equipment was transferred to Davis Monthan (Boneyyard) and preserved. As a result of budget cuts will stand there until the end of his days.

[Amuck818]

War=Death

[DailyStaley]

Only in America.

[liche123]

command and conquer generals

[iamgig9876]

@gravisan gamma rays can only be stopped by lead.. dumbass

[Solarfactor]

This technology was hinted at in Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour.

[chosch]

lol i wanna see how fast airforce one can shoot down the same missile

[frizstyler]

@gravisan mirrors or just mirror properties aren't practical in aviation.also, this experiment is not serious anyway because that missile was ideally flying too slow. normal ballistic missile in 2 minutes time would have gotten below the horizon , not just too far lol

[okithesniper]

@okithesniper or else, suicide lazing