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Northrop to Sell Laser Shield Bubble for Airports
NeoPrime writes "CNN Money web site has a story about Northrop Grumman forecasting development of a laser shield 'bubble' for airports and other installations in the United States within 18 months. The system will be called Skyguard — a joint venture with Israel and the U.S. Army. It will have the capability to generate a shield five kilometers in radius."
What do you mean, does it work? Of course it's working, you don't see any tigers do you?
Gentlemen (and ladies), unpack your Atari 2600's.
Protect those cities!
liqbase
I see "laser" and I see "bubble." Clearly, this plan involves some frickin sharks at some point.
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
By which I mean actual, migrating waterfowl. They'll fall out of the sky right into the Orange Terminal's food vending area, where Duck a la Orange will still sell for $50, right next to the $50 sandwiches. This is convenient, because that's what it will take to finance the laser equipment.
Luckily, Reagan National, in DC, can just use shark-mounted lasers swimming in the Potomac River.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
...and I propose they do this via some sort of dedicated network that controls them all, say, Skynet?
Just imagine... juicy cooked tidbits will simply drop from the sky... time to buy a convertible!
Do not look into laser with remaining eye
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I don't think that we should trust a protective shield with a metric radius in the U.S.
Eye used Opera's spell cheque on the post
.. paranoid crackpot leftover from the days of Amiga.
I see a new fast-food chain based on that: JFK Fried Chicken, (or ducks... or whatever..._)
Your ad could be here!
It's a point defense system. I think the trekkies amounst us won't be amused by the mis-use of the term. I mean can it absorb phaser blasts?
Airports with frickin' lasers on their heads!
Why do airports need shielding from lasers?
Like I haven't forseen such an eventuality...
rewriting history since 2109
this technology has never actually worked in a carefully controlled test, but it will be on sale!
Kinda like Oracle.
KFG
Rocks don't do that. Their failure mode is to lie there and gather moss.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
How many Bothans died for this information?
Low altitude planes are easily sighted around airports when they are about to land or take-off.
Having worked at an airport, I can say first hand that low altitude planes are very rarely about to take off.
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere
Reagan is smiling in his grave.
"linux is just DOS with a UNIX like syntax" -- Galactic Dominator (944134)
You and your pathetic band will die. Behold the power of my fully operational domestic airport!
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
Maybe I don't want a flying car this year.
...to shoot down those snake infested planes.
On one hand, we have a system which tracks fast moving objects, and uses lasers to torch them.
On the other hand, we have birds, flying past the detectors.
That's it... I'm bringing Jamaican Jerk spices when I fly next....
-m
The real litigious bastards...
A & -B (there is a rock, and there are no tigers)
therefore,
A -> -B (a rock is a sufficient condition for their being no tigers)
Jeremy
I think it would work something like this:. jpg
http://resources.ubi.com/resources/39/39273-11-12
Man I hope they make a car alarm version. I hate it when Bums lean on my car. :)
Midget Tosser
....and we shall call this "giant lazer"..... Preparation H!
Damn it, why are there never any pictures for kickass storys like a laser shield bubble but every time Microsoft does something I have to look at Steve Ballmers sweaty face...
If Oswald could do it, then hitting a low flying plane should be a snap.
May the Maths Be with you!
Only three things are certain; death, taxes, and apocryphal quotations - Ben Franklin.
Can we please take this seriously? These devices are intended to defend against very credible threats. I mean, really... won't somebody think of the children!?!
RTFM; please, I beg you.