Boeing's airborne tactical laser

[toolpig1]

Boeing has developed a flying laser disguised as a 747 whose purpose is to provide missile defense. I thought a few of you might get a kick out of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1

Here's an animation of what this thing will do:
http://www.triplehelix.com/missileintercept.avi

 

[chris4x4]

Keep an eye on the news of Chinas new laser defense mirror.

 

[csshih]

will have to be a thick reflective layer behind the glass...
that high power laser should vaporize the layer pretty quickly.

 

[ixfd64]

Psst... you're not supposed to post about shooting lasers into the sky.

 

[Marduke]

Psst... you're not supposed to post about shooting lasers into the sky.

Technicality. Lasers from the sky fall under a different category.... :naughty:

 

[LED_Thrift]

Maybe Boeing want to use it to shoot down the Northrop/Airbus tankers that the Air Force is ordering.

 

[badhorsey]

You can just see some kid in a Manchester housing estate pointing his 20mw greenie at a plane... the WRONG plane...

"Permission to return fire?"

"Ooh yus!"