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Northrop to Sell Laser Shield Bubble for Airports

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the charge-the-ion-cannon dept.

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."

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  1. I have this rock that keeps tigers away. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you mean, does it work? Of course it's working, you don't see any tigers do you?

  2. Missile Command! by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gentlemen (and ladies), unpack your Atari 2600's.

    Protect those cities!

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  3. Picking up the "clue words" by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see "laser" and I see "bubble." Clearly, this plan involves some frickin sharks at some point.

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  4. That goose is cooked by ScentCone · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  5. It would make sense for all sites to communicate by aschoeff · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and I propose they do this via some sort of dedicated network that controls them all, say, Skynet?

  6. New safety notice for pilots by mikael · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do not look into laser with remaining eye

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  7. I'm unconfortable with this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think that we should trust a protective shield with a metric radius in the U.S.

  8. Northrop's one simple request by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Airports with frickin' lasers on their heads!

  9. Re:Failure modes by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
    And what happens when it is screwed with, causing it to shoot down planes

    Rocks don't do that. Their failure mode is to lie there and gather moss.

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  10. Re:Protect the Airports? by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  11. Re:Terrorists? by SEWilco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe I don't want a flying car this year.