Laser Plane
Posted on January 1, 2009 by admin Under Technology · 1 Comment
“Anti-Ballistic-Missile Plane Gets First Test”
After 12 years and $5 billion in R&D, the Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser (ABL) will make its first real-world attempt to shoot down a missile in midair. A few lucky observers could see something spectacular this summer: a Boeing 747 splitting open a ballistic missile with a laser in mid-flight. The ABL uses a chemical reaction to generate a megawatt of infrared laser light.
How does it work you may ask:
- The missile’s smoke trail from burning propellant is sensed
- Sensors tracking laser locks onto the target’s most vulnerable spot (usually its fuel tank.)
- Then the main laser fires away
- KAA-BOOOOM!
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