Lasers and Particle Beams...
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Northrop Grumman's THEL
The Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL) THEL, was developed by TRW Inc. under a $89 million contract. During several tests in teh USA, the system has
shot down 25 Katyusha rockets, but has not been deployed.
Here's an image of it...
Here's a Katyusha rocket in flight that got destroyed by the THEL
Boeing's ABL
The Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense is designed to destroy a theater ballistic missile in its boost phase. It is based on a 747 freighter
aircraft.
Image of the ABL stationary
...and the ABL in flight...
Shiva Star
An offshoot of Star Wars technology during the Reagan years, Shiva Star showed much promise as a particle beam type weapon, it worked by creating
small compact plasma halos and projecting them at very high hypersonic speeds towards an intended target.....
The discharge of "ShivaStar" was also reported to produce massive magnetic fields that made the iron beams that were the frame of the hangar it was
housed in to bend upon Shiva's discharge - so much so that the researchers had to reinforce the hangar's frame.
It was around these first successful tests that Shiva Star was "officially cancelled".
Nick Cook of Janes Defense Weekly has stated that rather than being cancelled he believes that Shiva Star became a "black", special access
development program.
Shiva Star in it's unclassified form - the largest EMP generator in the world.
Hope this helps...
Intelgurl~
[Edited on 7-1-2004 by intelgurl]