Laser Cannons Coming to an F-16 Near You

dxprog writes "Reuters is reporting that the US Pentagon is designing a laser cannon that's small enough to fit onto a fighter jet yet powerful enough to knock out a missile. "The High Energy Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS), being designed by the Pentagon's central research and development agency, will weigh just 750 kg (1,650 lb) and measures the size of a large fridge." Now all we need to do is make fighter jets space worthy for that true Star Wars feel."

Comments

let's just get this out of the way:

[WellAren'tYouJustThe]

Will there be friggin sharks on them too?

SO will they go

[fromtheblueline]

Pew pew or Brzzap?

Re:Top Gun

[Nom du Keyboard]

I'm too close for Missles Goose, I'm switching to Lasers!

I'm too close for lasers, switching to Scientology.

Hello Mr. Enemy Pilot, may I Audit you?

measure your fridge from the air?

[phil4]

and measures the size of a large fridge. Cool! Lasers have been used for measurement before, but I bet this is the first time the military has been able to measure your fridge in your kitchen from 20,000 feet. The small hole in the kitchen ceiling is a small price to pay for this protection from oversize fridges.

Re:Forbidden?

[MrVelvet]

Yes one must be fucking living to be blind. Just like telling no tales, the dead don't see shit..