Lockheed's New Laser Super Turret Could Change Air Combat Forever

[Irfan Baloch]

Mirror, mirror on the plane, watch the commies go down in flames. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

What about the hajis hiding in the bush?

I don't think it works that way.

It does in cartoons
You get the laser let him get a mirror

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

It will be a while before it's fully operational and to serve it's purpose in the US military.So,better to delay your celebrations.
.Hoping you guys don't loose one in combat in the future,it will be a bummer if the enemy gets there hands on this.

Supposed to be standard in the F22 replacement. That's like 2030 if we are SUPER lucky.

 

[SmilingBuddha]

Supposed to be standard in the F22 replacement. That's like 2030 if we are SUPER lucky.
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Building one of those will be an engineering marvel and a nightmare.

 

[Shabz Nist]

Building one of those will be an engineering marvel and a nightmare.

Yes a nightmare for everyone else. Better make nice to the US

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

So if this thing shoots down AAMs- then could we say in the future the age of BVR is over?As missiles will be shot down by lasers?Then its back to dogfighting with guns?

 

[SmilingBuddha]

Yes a nightmare for everyone else. Better make nice to the US

That's ok,we are not in the list of "everyone else".

So if this thing shoots down AAMs- then could we say in the future the age of BVR is over?As missiles will be shot down by lasers?Then its back to dogfighting with guns?

most probably, in the wars US is involved....Ohh,My bad ....age of BVR's will be over...
But,What about Age of drones???Age of stealthy missiles (if any)???..

 

[Superboy]

So if this thing shoots down AAMs- then could we say in the future the age of BVR is over?As missiles will be shot down by lasers?Then its back to dogfighting with guns?

Clouds are notorious at reflecting and scattering light. Laser performance depends on how much cloud it has to go through.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

most probably, in the wars US is involved....Ohh,My bad ....age of BVR's will be over...
But,What about Age of drones???Age of stealthy missiles (if any)???..

Just think if fighters have a screen of killer drones flying with them on their perimeter.

 

[SmilingBuddha]

Just think if fighters have a screen of killer drones flying with them on their perimeter.

lot of ejecting hostile pilots and fireworks....

 

[Viper0011.]

Mirror, mirror on the plane, watch the commies go down in flames. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!

LOL, that's the quote of the day

 

[Superboy]

Paint the plane white. White reflects light.

 

[nvKyleBrown]

Put solar panels on plane to generate electricity for laser.

Solar panels will produce at most 1.3kW/m^2 - more realistically with the best panels out there you'll get 20% of that. Given that the energy weapons in question seem to be in the 100kW class, you're gonna need a lot of sun-facing surface area (~30-40m^2). You'd also need the panels to be wind resistant, and somewhat shatter resistant (bird strikes, etc). Don't think that's gonna happen. Especially since the turbine on most combat jets is in the multiple MW+ range, its probably easier to get the power from the turbine.

So if this thing shoots down AAMs- then could we say in the future the age of BVR is over?As missiles will be shot down by lasers?Then its back to dogfighting with guns?

It does away with dogfighting too - there are no problems with any angle of shot, since it's on a turret and it effectively instantaneous (no dodging possible). No maneuver matters, no position matters, the laser will kill you no matter what you do. Whoever shoots first wins. Agility is wasted engineering time and money.

 

[boomslang]

What about the hajis hiding in the bush?

How much fun would THAT be ?

It does in cartoons
You get the laser let hi get a mirror

They drop anvils on each others heads in the cartoons, too.

 

[C130]

It's Pure Evil :O

it gives me the creeps
can't wait til a laser can put hole in a terrorist from 10km out

 

[Judge]

Koi mod is sale ki band bajae...haram khor.

Um..Mr jihadi..

the point here is that the sniper on top of the mosque would not endanger the mosque itself by his actions.
With new technology, the sniper would be killed without hurting those inside the mosque.

Comprehension - you get full marks

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