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Factory Testing of Airborne Laser Cannon Completed

Posted by michael on from the who's-got-the-popcorn? dept.

Acid-F1ux writes "Lockheed Martin has completed factory testing of the optical benches for the Airborne Laser's Beam Control/Fire Control (BC/FC) system. The Airborne Laser (ABL) is the first megawatt-class laser weapon system to be carried on a specially configured 747-400F aircraft, designed to autonomously detect, track and destroy hostile ballistic missiles."

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  1. I wonder by odano · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I wonder what color the laser is...

    I hear the green ones burn out your eyes.

  2. lasers are cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    my cats like to chase the dot from a laser pointer

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  8. George W Bush == Grand Moff Tarkin by b4rtm4n · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    [hick accent]Now wheres this Alderaan place? It's in Iraq ain't it!

    Betcha thats where Al-gezeras based.

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    --
    "goatse? What's that? Anyone have a link?" - AC
  9. Never been one by zogger · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    there's never been a skyscraper collapse like the wtc buildings from any fire, even fires that burned for days. No place. Never. And again, what plane hit building #7? How did that mysteriously fall down just like the others? And the video with the firefighters talking about it-they reporting a series of explosions right before the collapse- is about to hit the bigtime, you'll see it if you want to, it's out there now. They-the government spokesweasels- even lied about the firefighters radios not working at the time, now they admit they were working just fine.

    The net is too good to get facts out now, the governmental coup plotters and liars are in spin and damage control now, so thanks for playing, but you fail it.