Atmospheric 'lens' could shield troops from laser weapons

[JustHappened]

How do you defend yourself against laser weapons when they fire at the speed of light? BAE Systems has an idea. It's developing Laser Developed Atmospheric Lens technology that, as the name suggests, uses lasers to temporarily ionize the atmosphere to create lens-like structures. If you're facing a laser attack, you just have to form a lens to serve as a refractive shield. The technology could protect both aircraft and land-based forces from deadly blasts, and it could fill other roles as well.

BAE expects LDAL to be useful for reconnaissance, for instance. You could use it as a magnifying glass to get a clearer look at the enemy than you would with conventional sensors. The lensing system could also create mirages that fool enemies who are still looking for a target to strike.

The technology is very early, to put it mildly. The company imagines LDAL going into service sometime in the next 50 years, which can feel like an eternity in the military world. However, it's scientifically feasible -- the big question is simply whether or not laser weapons will dominate the battlefield to the point where atmospheric lensing is practical.





Via: Wired

 

[AtifSultanQureshi]

Salute SIrs G ,,, More Then half of the CID in old Days was done by voice Catching equipments installed or might be hanged with cloths including cameras ,,, In 80s in CANTT ( yahaan tu patoon kay bhi kaan hootay hain bhai hayaa bhi sun laiti hai ) kind of theories where ON AIR ,,, TAPPU DETECT MACHINES are with MR T T P ......can solve many problems including the radiation they carry .....rest of their all systems including machine and machine chip destroyer kind of things they also HAVE ....among many other systems AND YOUR ENGINEERS WANT GET TIME FOR even (sir khujaing ) WITH MY OWN EYES along 2 dogs i saw 16 of them vanishing .....HOPE WAS NOT DREAMING AT ALL ....