Air Force, Boeing test laser over NM, page 1

reply to post by DaddyBare

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I would love to see your credible resources for this story.because I come from a Military aviation background and judging by the load this plane would have to carry would be entirely to heavy for it to get a hundred feet off the ground if that much. so i would need some sort of new release and credible evidence to take this to seriously.

reply to post by DaddyBare

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Interesting but where is the source?

Originally posted by mblahnikluver
reply to post by DaddyBare

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Interesting but where is the source?

Here ya go!

Boeing Tests Entire Weapon System on Advanced Tactical Laser Aircraft

During the test Aug. 7 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., the ATL aircraft, a C-130H, fired its high-energy chemical laser through its beam control system. The beam control system acquired a ground target and guided the laser beam to the target, as directed by ATL's battle management system. The laser passes through a rotating turret on the aircraft's belly.

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I did a google search and came up with this link - no pictures but still a story.

www.kcbd.com...

Dorian Soran

reply to post by DataWraith

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Well its true Boeing's been busy with the high-tech death rays and new weapons systems but this is not like a Hollywood movie...

First everything happens real fast, micro seconds, as in blink and its all over... Picture a terrorist working on a WMD, a super bright flash makes you blink and just like that your WMD is a charcoal bricket

Their first real objective was to limit collateral damage as in people like to place weapon systems next to school and hospitals knowing we wouldn't attack them for fear of hurting innocents...


But this in only part of the project at the same time Boeing is working on a new fighter style UAV. The Boeing Phantom Ray is expected to have its lab tests later this year and the first flight in 2010, soon after it will be fitted with this new laser to make a stealth weapons platform...


Why do this? well boys do like their toys and this is a shinny new mega toy but if this works it means putting a lot fewer people in harms way... hurting far fewer innocent bystanders

reply to post by MysterE

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Thanks for the link the only source I had for this was the base newspaper... now I don't have to try scanning it to the puter

reply to post by MysterE

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Thank you that all i needed to see. My father works for Boeing and Lockheed MArtin so i woul dha efound it out eventualy you just made it easy though thank you.

reply to post by MysterE

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Thank you much

reply to post by Wildbob77

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it has a range of 6 feet.......

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