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Monday, 1 December 2008
Remember Boeing’s Airborne Laser (ABL) which was designed to annihilate nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)? Well, its first shots were fired through a calorimeter back in September and now, as Boeing announced today, has completed its first full-intensity ground test with the weapon integrated in its entirety inside a Boeing 747-400F aircraft. Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Welsh company Protomax Plastics are turning mixed plastic trash such as drink bottles, plastic bags and old milk crates into lightweight armored panels with a little help from a machine called P2. The resulting Kevlar coated panels are bulletproof and fireproof and their light weight makes for quicker assembly of military shelters or emergency modular housing. Monday, 17 November 2008
A new non-pneumatic, honeycomb-like tire has been developed that is designed to withstand both bomb blasts and bullet-fire by allowing objects such as shrapnel, or even whole bullets to pass through it. Thursday, 31 July 2008
The USAF has a new weapon that could take care of those who speak ill of the United States. In partnership with Boeing, they have developed the world’s first unmanned military spaceplane which will launch before the end of this year. The spaceplane is designed to be reusable, being capable of numerous takeoffs and runway landings. The objective for its first mission reads like cryptic military parlance; risk reduction and experimentation. The launch is scheduled for November on the back of an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, stealing the reserved launch slot of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which got bumped to early 2009. Is it really a stretch to see this spaceplane rigged with Boeing’s death-ray lasers and covertly targeting weapons factories, airborne missiles, political targets or even dissidents on the surface? Scary! Sources: Monday, 19 May 2008
Boeing announced today that one of its aerial laser cannon plane prototypes has fired its first blasts in ground testing. The laser being tested is called an Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL). It is fitted to a normal C-130 military transport and weighs in at 20 tons (6 tons for the laser, 14 tons for the guidance controls). Boeing completed installation of the laser on December 4th at Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M and dubbed it the laser gunship. The ATL laser is expected to be used to take out targets such as cellphone towers or vehicles and do so silently from a distance of 18-20km. It is designed to deliver a speed of light engagement capability that will increase accuracy and reduce collateral damage. “First firing of the high-energy laser aboard the ATL aircraft shows that the program continues to make good progress,” said Scott Fancher of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. There is another laser project underway at Boeing called the Airborne Laser (ABL). Designed to disintegrate nuclear missiles from hundreds of kilometres away, it is the ATLs bigger brother – so large it will have to be mounted to a jumbo-jet. To generate the high-intensity beams, both types of laser use toxic chemical fuels. Laser beams of this strength cannot currently be produced with electric equipment. Boeing is expected to flight test the ATL system within the coming months. Photo credit: aftermathnews.wordpress.com | SUBSCRIBE:  Stay up to date! Get Mark's Technology News updates via RSS Or, grab your updates via email. Your email address: Compare Prices with Twenga Top Sections ARCHIVES: RECENT COMMENTS: MTN Is Listed At: | |
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