Boeing Fires New Thin-Disk Laser, Achieving Solid-State Laser Milestone

[highvolt]

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...80603a_nr.html

25KW... Can you imagine how much the target could reflect back... right into the pilots eyes...

[platinum]

I imagine they'd use some sort of momentary shield to fix that problem.

I wonder if a high-tech LCD could be implemented over the pilot's headgear that would work like a welder's helmet, synced with the laser's firing electronics..

[mixedgas]

I imagine they'd use some sort of momentary shield to fix that problem.

I wonder if a high-tech LCD could be implemented over the pilot's headgear that would work like a welder's helmet, synced with the laser's firing electronics..

I could tell you, but I'd have to ......you, or at least have the cia enter 5 divorce settlements in your name :-)

seach "pzlt helmet " things have improved a lot since. then.

Steve

[steve-o]

25,000 Watts for several seconds. Ok. Wonder what the wavelength is?
My guess would be IR... or UV.. but proly not visible..

[Pitts]

Love the term "warfighter"

What an improvment.... limbs severed, self cauterizing, the battle field will be ever so tidy now with no blood !!

[steve-o]

Yeah, cleanly kind of a war.. heh .. :\