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Air Force Looks To Laser-Proof Its Weapons

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-you-ever-heard-of-a-mirror dept.

slugo writes "This wired.com article has probably the coolest laser destruction video you have ever seen. The video shows the Israeli and US Air Force working on laser defense systems. The US Air Force is starting to look for ways to laser-proof its bombs and missiles — with spray-on coatings, no less. They think everyone is going to figure this laser thing out sometime and need a defense against what they are already very good at — shooting things out of the sky with a laser."

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  1. One of the best laser defenses by gnick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OK, If somebody Rs TFA and my issue is addressed, feel free to enlighten/pwn me. But one of the best laser defenses I know of is simply misguiding missiles. Many are laser/infrared guided so, by providing false input, you can misdirect them and guide them off-target. It seems that any spray that can filter out a false signal will also filter out the true signal.

    Discuss.

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