U.S. Navy Successfully Uses Laser to Shoot Down Drones

[JoshK]

Raytheon definitely has a long ways to go for this system, but it is more than a proof of concept; with very little (comparatively) tweaking this laser could be battle ready. It also shows that several mile stones (including the targeting, being on a moving boat, etc.) have been overcome.

It's cool that at least one service thought the technology was worth pursuing. (see: YAL-1)

[OPBN]

Considering I read recently that the Chinese are getting ready to test a missle with a 900 mile range capable of pinpointing and taking out aircraft carriers, we better come up with something quick.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/ap_on_re_as/as_china_us_carrier_killer

[Spider-TW]

Considering I read recently that the Chinese are getting ready to test a missle with a 900 mile range capable of pinpointing and taking out aircraft carriers, we better come up with something quick.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/...carrier_killer

Connecting the laser fuel up to a nuclear reactor should be good. Just wave it in the general direction.

[JoshK]

Considering I read recently that the Chinese are getting ready to test a missle with a 900 mile range capable of pinpointing and taking out aircraft carriers, we better come up with something quick.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100805/...carrier_killer

They might prove me wrong, but what they aim for it to do and what it can actually do are most likely two completely different things.

[Warwitch]

Dude.

[hill160881]

How long do you think it was that we had stealth tech. before the public knew? twenty maybe thirty years. so i would bet that the phaser(lol) being demonstrated is almost a decade old or built on decades old research. So one would ask the question what do they have now. Ya, its probably capable of shooting down just about anything they want, and quickly at this point. Limited only by the amount of juice they could dump into it. Just a theory though.