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Airborne Boeing Laser Blasts Ground Target
coondoggie writes "The airborne military laser which promises to destroy, damage or disable targets with little to no collateral damage has for the first time actually blown something up. Boeing and the US Air Force today said that on Aug. 30, a C-130H aircraft armed with Boeing's Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) blasted a target test vehicle on the ground for the first time. Boeing has been developing the ATL since 2008 under an Air Force contract worth up to $30 million."
Someone find the house full of Popped Corn!!!
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Stop playing with yourself!!
They missed and cooked their server instead.
Table-ized A.I.
Shhhh, it's only a model.
Table-ized A.I.
Even if it's just an artist's conception, there's always a picture. No exceptions.
(If there isn't, make one)
Wow, according to the article, the laser is supersonic. Good to know.
And if that fails you could always resubmit your essay to your comp sci lecturer as a media example of infinite recursion.
What international convention is the US a party to, that it doesn't follow? Specifically?
It could have been worse, it could have been something like "produces 300,000 volts of power, which in watts per second is larger than an aircraft carrier and enough to burn down the entire Library of Congress..."
After the ascent stage you're dealing with a vehicle designed to survive reentry. Somehow I doubt you're going to do much damage to it with a teeny little laser.
Mirrors reflect (typically) 60-70% of the light that hits them, turning the rest into heat. Cheap, glossy, exterior-grade white paint often reflects in excess of 90% of the light back.
Finally, an explanation for the Stormtrooper armor design!
with remaining eye?
Let me get this straight... Are you telling me I have to modulate my shield frequency?
KHANNNNNNNN!
When was the last time you saw a person/vehicle/whatever having a mirror?
Pretty much every vehicle I've ever been in has at least one side mirror.
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
.... with the laser pointers: We're shooting back.
Have gnu, will travel.