May 11, 2004
NOBODY DAST BLAME RONALD REAGAN:
High-Energy Laser Destroys Large-Caliber Rocket (Space Daily, 5/11/04)
As the scope of battlefield threats continues to expand, so does the versatility of a high-energy laser system to defeat them. The U.S. Army's Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL) testbed destroyed a rocket on May 4 that's larger, faster and that flies higher than previous threats destroyed by the laser weapon demonstrator. Northrop Grumman Corporation built the demonstrator for the Army and the Israel Ministry of Defence (IMoD).Tuesday's successful intercept and destruction of the large-caliber rocket carrying a live warhead took place at 12:45 p.m. MDT during a live-fire test of the MTHEL testbed at the Army's White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
The large-caliber rocket is capable of twice the range, achieves more than three times the altitude, and carries a much larger warhead than previous targets. Many countries already possess large-caliber rockets. The destroyed rocket is representative of threats faced by U.S. and Israeli forces.
One step closer to the Inertia Projector. Posted by Orrin Judd at May 11, 2004 9:26 AM
Comments
Over at Rantburg, we refer to this as the "Zionist Death Ray" just for the effect it has to have on Yasser and his buddies.
Posted by: Steve White at May 11, 2004 11:48 PM