ADAM laser Test

[mikmykWS]

http://youtu.be/8-6tbo8amfE

Hmm. A bit slows.

Mike

[El Savior]

If I would choose I would fire MG instead of laser. Much faster and cheaper way to do it.

[StellarRat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw

[AlmightyTallest]

It's only 10kw. Budget lasers. [:D]

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2014/may/0507-ss-adam.html

They have them up to 30kw though: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2014/january/140128-mst-lockheed-martin-demonstrates-weapons-grade-high-power-fiber-laser.html


Stuffs moving along when it comes to the pew pew, the Excalibur laser system below is supposed to get up to 100kw + as testing goes on.

Looks intimidating too.

http://defense-update.com/20140307_successful-excalibur-test-brings-darpa-closer-compact-high-energy-lasers.html#.U20L_fldW8o



If you want to read up on the various types of weaponized lasers and ideas on how they plan to use them, you can get a cup of coffee and read up on the paper Northrup Grumman has here:

http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/AnalysisCenter/Documents/pdfs/Operational_Implications_of_La.pdf

Seems like they want 100kW as a minimum for usable weapon effectiveness.