[extropy-chat] LASER: DARPA's HELLADS small laser weapon makes headway

[Eugen Leitl]

On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 11:31:44AM -0500, Jay Dugger wrote:

> Raytheon has a very interesting fixed HPM defense against MANPADS. See
> AvWeek in the last few months (email me for a reference tomorrow) for
> details. The idea uses a high power phased array that runs from the
> local electric grid to sense and attack the missiles in-flight.
> Raytheon developed, IIRC, from classified HPM projects and on their
> own dime.

This sounds very interesting, for a space propulsion point of view.
Please give us any references you come across (assuming, you're not
talking about Vigilant Eagle

	http://www.raytheon.com/products/stellent/groups/public/documents/content/cms04_010483.pdf

).



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