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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. Re:I hate all of you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    cock holster

  2. It's about time by 53cur!ty · · Score: -1, Troll
    Does the Military really believe that we believe that they are JUST developing this technology?!

    Come on space has already been militerized and lasers have been around for a while. Remember the U-2 spy plane, we found out about that almost 50 years after it was put into service!

    star wars here we come!

  3. Question. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why do we all worship Jesus? I mean, he was obviously a commie liberal. "Turn the other cheek" indeed!

  4. Waste of time and money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't want to start a flamewar but this is a weapon that was needed when the Soviet Union threatened America, not now.

    How much chance is there that terrorists will get their hands on an ICBM and the capability to launch it with any chance of success? How many rogue states will take a pot shot at the most dominant power on earth with a whole host of up to date nuclear armaments and illegal biological weapons research? The threat now will not be affected by this white elephant one iota.

    Last decades weapons today! How much better could the money have been spent?

    This is typical American stategic thinking - stuck in the past.

  5. you hit the wrong slashhole by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am not pregnant
    Love,
    Taco

  6. Re:Is this really necessary? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    you're so fucking stupid its not even funny at more. go read the damn article, ass-cigar.

  7. Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons by Suomalaanen+hjy · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought USA had signed a protocol that bans or at least makes the use of these types of weapons a possible war crime.

    http://www.icrc.org/Web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList15 3/D7A6A26E31A44739C1256B66005A07B4