Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:36 pm
by *BlackFox
Fighter Jets
It was science fiction before, but now it's really happening, Young Skywalker: The US Navy and Air Force are going to install liquid-cooled, solid-state lasers in combat airplanes. Laser turrets designed to defend the planes by shooting incoming threats like surface-to-air missiles and rockets. Seriously. The above is an official concept image by DARPA, but integration is happening this year, with real firing tests coming in 2014.
The USAF has been playing with lasers in planes for a while. They worked to create the the highly successful—but ultimately shelved—Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed. Remember Reagan's Star Wars? This was one of the few technologies that we got to work outside those 3D animations that scared the Soviets so much.
But that was a huge megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser designed to take down intercontinental ballistic missiles and other surface-to-surface weapons. That's why it required a 747 to ferry it around. Read More Here
Sounds like an "insanely crazy" idea!
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:47 pm
by Love
This has been around for a while, finally getting implemented I guess but is not the cool "ups I just cut you in half" laser we want = /
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:51 pm
by BuDo
Seen a documentary on this a few years back... Looks cool but probably used as a last line of defense (an extra counter measure) since it's preferable to intercept missiles from a distance where you can't physically see them....And because of that this technology might just be confined to short range defense... Don't think a laser would shoot as far as an interceptor missile can travel and still maintain it's integrity or the right trajectory seeing as laser shoots in a strait line..
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:04 pm
by poehalcho
It's like a point defense drone : D
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:18 pm
by _Dutchy_
They will be placed on the new carriers to replacing the old phalanx and instead it will be lasers and sea-rams
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:39 pm
by Vaya
YES, technology is advancing, yet still I'm waiting for the bionic body parts, "Upgrade your respiratory system and get a nano-heart for free!".
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:41 pm
by BuDo
_Dutchy_ wrote:They will be placed on the new carriers to replacing the old phalanx and instead it will be lasers and sea-rams
That's a very good application for it except they will more likely 'add' it to the ship's phalanx system rather than substitute the phalanx for it...at least until it's proven to be highly reliable.... Even though I think those sea rams are far more effective at reach and range for over-the-horizon interception....
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:59 pm
by *BlackFox
Crysis wrote:yet still I'm waiting for the bionic body parts, "Upgrade your respiratory system and get a nano-heart for free!".
Why on earth would you want to have... bionic body parts?
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:25 pm
by penfold1992
i think this has been around for ages but was blocked by the un or something? i remember seeing that somewhere =S
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:42 pm
by poehalcho
*BlackFox wrote:
Crysis wrote:yet still I'm waiting for the bionic body parts, "Upgrade your respiratory system and get a nano-heart for free!".
Why on earth would you want to have... bionic body parts?
because it's better than no parts at all.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:24 pm
by *BlackFox
poehalcho wrote:because it's better than no parts at all.
Well, this depends on which "body part" you are talking about.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:49 pm
by omier
poehalcho wrote:
*BlackFox wrote:
Crysis wrote:yet still I'm waiting for the bionic body parts, "Upgrade your respiratory system and get a nano-heart for free!".
Why on earth would you want to have... bionic body parts?
because it's better than no parts at all.
But you do have parts. Bionic body parts would make me feel artificial though.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:08 pm
by *BlackFox
There's nothing "inherently" wrong about bionic metal parts. As long as they act as replacements or prosthetics only.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:15 pm
by Love
bionic parts are amazing, stop being old fashion !
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:14 pm
by *BlackFox
But there are "serious potential negatives" that ought to be considered. Well, Bionic Parts may dysfunction, Your body may be rejecting the new part etc...
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:51 pm
by poehalcho
*BlackFox wrote:But there are "serious potential negatives" that ought to be considered. Well, Bionic Parts may dysfunction, Your body may be rejecting the new part etc...
exceptions (breaking, rejecting) are not suitable as arguments. The real negatives you should be looking at are: - no feeling in parts - no more personal improvement. (you can't exactly exercise your metal muscles...) - aesthetic limitations (at least for now...)
There's surely more, but I can't think of anything quickly enough right now.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:09 pm
by omier
I can imagine there being lots of early bionic transplant owners being taken to hospital because of organ failure.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:41 pm
by Vaya
you're talking like the human body is flawless, yes if they will ever become real at the beginning they won't be perfect, but their evolution will surely be faster than the organic body's evolution, just enjoy your natural normal life, and when you're full of diseases waiting for your death, replace your body parts with better ones.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:48 pm
by *BlackFox
poehalcho wrote:exceptions (breaking, rejecting) are not suitable as arguments.
Meh... they're Just a few examples of the many things.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:56 pm
by poehalcho
*BlackFox wrote:
poehalcho wrote:exceptions (breaking, rejecting) are not suitable as arguments.
Meh... they're Just a few examples of the many things.
If you are using exceptions like malfunctioning as arguments you are assuming you are receiving a faulty product. But there's no point in arguing about a faulty product, because yes, of course it doesn't work well...
But you can break your arm just like you can break your robotic arm. Guess which one's fixed faster and doesn't hurt like a bitch though...
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:18 pm
by *BlackFox
poehalcho wrote:If you are using exceptions like malfunctioning as arguments you are assuming you are receiving a faulty product. But there's no point in arguing about a faulty product, because yes, of course it doesn't work well...
But you can break your arm just like you can break your robotic arm. Guess which one's fixed faster and doesn't hurt like a bitch though...
But sadly, you can afflicted with a bionic rejection. That's pretty serious, isn't it? And imagine... If your bionic leg fails, and you'll fall down the stairs... seriously, It can result in serious injury.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 11:02 pm
by 0l3n
Give me them glasses!
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:37 am
by Bartic
I don't know why do you debate. No one is going to chop his arm off just so it can be replaced with bionic. Bionic body parts are there to replace real body parts when they fail.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:15 am
by Toast
Ghost in the Shell anyone? I'd be on board for a prosthetic body no question.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:24 am
by penfold1992
Toast wrote:Ghost in the Shell anyone? I'd be on board for a prosthetic body no question.
you just wanna looked ripped like IAmVegeta
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:35 am
by Toast
Crap, I've been found out.
I just wanna live for a couple hundred, or more, years.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:42 am
by .curve
Airborne Laser isn't anything new. The Air Force Base near me has been testing this system for a few years now. Only recently was the idea scrapped as the laser wasn't as efficient as they hoped it would be.
It's funny seeing it picked up by another program and given another name. Still the same concept, and I don't think they can produce a powerful enough laser with the technology that we currently have.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:05 am
by omier
This laser thing was on Future Weapons once. Thought it had already been implemented.
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:35 pm
by _Dutchy_
.curve wrote:Airborne Laser isn't anything new. The Air Force Base near me has been testing this system for a few years now. Only recently was the idea scrapped as the laser wasn't as efficient as they hoped it would be.
It's funny seeing it picked up by another program and given another name. Still the same concept, and I don't think they can produce a powerful enough laser with the technology that we currently have.
Your prolly talking about that Laser on the boeing 747 ? Having enough power output seemed to be a huge problem for most tests i have no ideea how they will get it on planes but i could see lasers work on Nuclear powered carriers wich have a huge energy source
Re: Military Will Install Laser Turrets on Bombers and
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 4:07 pm
by *BlackFox
Bartic wrote:No one is going to chop his arm off just so it can be replaced with bionic
The world is full of crazy people!
Anyway, I don't see this being a "viable and deployed technology" for at least another decade. xD
