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| Lockheed Martin reveals it has been secretly testing 'supersonic' laser turret for fighter jets |
| 2015-10-21 |
| Turret allows laser to fire in any direction New system will allow craft flying near the speed of sound to fire lasers Has been tested on nearly 60 flight tests conducted in 2014 and 2015 Tests used a converted business jet as a low-cost flying test bed |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #5 The artic mentions lasing a boat for 30 seconds. That seems a long time to track a fast-flying, maneuvering object. I'm curious how they power the thing. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-10-21 16:44 |
| #4 New system will allow craft flying near the speed of sound to fire lasers The old 'open the door and shoot' design. Sure, it will fire. Will it hit anything? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-10-21 15:20 |
| #3 Hard to run out of ammo ... |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-21 10:35 |
| #2 What about the sharks? Although seriously, this is pretty cool. An awesome anti-missile system. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-10-21 10:20 |
| #1 If it flies faster than sound, how will the pilot know the laser's working if he or she can't hear it go "Pew!Pew!Pew!"!? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-10-21 09:35 |