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Laser Cannons Coming to an F-16 Near You

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the friggin-lasers dept.

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."

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  1. 4 out of 5 swinging dicks recommend... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 5, Insightful

    4 out of 5 swinging dicks recommend more steel plates for their humvees, not another toy for the flyboys.