Originally posted by Grifter.be
lol, i was thinking just the same thing, show< us some visuals.
Beam Weapons in Space
This one is a TRW Directed Energy Weapon
Here is their website
www.trw.com...
Yes that's right TRW is a car parts manufacturer
However if you know where to look they do a whole lot more
Here is the finished mirror, this one is 4 meters in diameter and was completes in 1989
Here is the 'business end' the power coil Alpha Laser
Alpha High Energy Laser (HEL)
Megawatt class power levels were first achieved by the Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical Laser (MIRACL) originally sponsored by the Navy, later by DARPA,
and then by BMDO. Because the design was intended for sea level operation, the MIRACL laser does not achieve the optimum efficiency necessary for
space-based operation. DARPA launched the Alpha laser program, with the goal of developing a megawatt level SBL that was scaleable to more powerful
weapon levels and optimized for space operation. In this design, stacked cylindrical rings of nozzles are used for reactant mixing. The gain
generation assembly achieves higher power by simply stacking more rings. In 1991, the Alpha laser demonstrated megawatt class power levels similar to
MIRACL, but in a low pressure, space operation environment. Alpha demonstrates that multi-megawatt, space-compatible lasers can be built and
operated.
Ah yes the good old NAVY playing with Space lasers
www.thelivingmoon.com...
From a spy cam at a Directed Energy Symposium... a model
Deployment schedule
SHHHHHH Top Secret stuff
Too bad North Koreas ICBM test launch was a failure and it exploded before it reached orbit, because we would have had to show our hand
Errr it WAS just a failure... right?
[edit on 9-6-2009 by zorgon]