Military Laser WeaponResearch--Defending U.S. Navy Ships at Sea

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:29 AM EDT

Article Source: mae.pennnet.com

U.S. Navy researchers are asking two U.S. defense contractors to develop military laser prototypes of a future laser weapon of megawatt power to defend warships at sea from advanced cruise missiles, swarms of small attack boats, electromagnetic railguns, and other future maritime threats.

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JCAtom

They will develop portable 100-kilowatt laser weapons for installation on a barge for testing and to collect data on maritime atmospheric propagation and killing power in the open ocean.

The idea, ultimately, is to develop technology and know-how necessary to build megawatt-power free electron laser weapons that provide ultra-precise, speed-of-light capability and unlimited magazine depth for ship defense.

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4 votes

#1 - Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:31 AM EDT

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moltke5104

Sounds like fun, right now i am working on a 1 watt class IV for a nice at homew hobby project.

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2 votes

#2 - Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:49 PM EDT

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USAF Vet-923294

Cool! The USAF has one mounted in a 747.

I hope you don't mind, I am clipping this to Military and Veterans Vine.

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3 votes

#3 - Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:05 PM EDT

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jbdaad

Still developing a better magnifying glass? Oh the shame.....:(

Awesome glass tho...

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3 votes

#4 - Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:25 PM EDT

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Azzix

In related news, the U.S. Navy has asked researchers at major US Aquatic installations to look into the possibility of shark-mounted defense systems using newly developed laser beam technology.

This development comes on the heels of disappointing results using ill-tempered Sea Bass and the loosening of environmental restrictions that prohibited research with sharks.

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3 votes

#5 - Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:08 PM EDT

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JCAtom

You must be referring to Operation Sea Basstard and the newer, more promising operation...Shark Shooters.

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1 vote

#5.1 - Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:03 AM EDT

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Tlang

I've worked on these type of Lasers. An interesting field to work in, we installed them on commercial aircraft along with IR Tracking Lasers. The design was the same as what the military uses now.

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2 votes

#6 - Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:42 AM EDT

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