Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Military laser brings 'Star Wars' reality closer

While doing a quick glance over headlines on CNN's web page, this artilce caught my eye.
Military laser brings 'Star Wars' reality closer.

Ok, I'll ready that article.

Here is the jist of the story.
New Lasers called High Energy Laser Area Defense Systems (HELLADS) have been created that combine the high energy density solid state lasers with the thermal management of liquid lasers.
What that means is they can make powerful lasers smaller.

A 1 kilowatt (KW) laser has already been produced with plans for a 15-KW laser by the end of the year, and if everything goes well, a 150-KW beam capable of knocking down a missle ready by 2007 that can be fitted onto an aircraft.

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