Watch a Lockheed Martin Laser Destroy a Missile In Flight

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 9, 2013 @03:53AM from the missiles-missiles-missiles dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As well as providing the equipment necessary to fire missiles, defense contractors also want to offer customers the ability to defend against them. Lockheed Martin is doing just that with its Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system. ADAM is a high energy laser system mounted on a trailer allowing it to be transported around quickly to help defend high-value targets. It is still in prototype form, but basically uses a 10-kilowatt fiber laser which can be focused on to a moving target up to 2 kilometers away."

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Interesting by LocutusMIT · 2013-05-09 03:57 · Score: 5, Funny

But can it be mounted on a shark?
Re:Hmm... I have a question. by Brandano · 2013-05-09 04:05 · Score: 4, Funny

There's small battery powered ones already...
Re:Cool by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2013-05-09 04:08 · Score: 3, Funny

Bet it costs a fortune, though.
Just ask some loan sharks with lasers...

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Re:2 kilometers isn't very far away. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-05-09 04:17 · Score: 5, Funny

Why does everything always have to be a binary choice? I'd like debris and an explosion.