The future is now...
Of course, it has the same drawback as Patriot - it's a point-defense system. The kill of the target means that the intended target of the "kill" isn't hit - but that armed-and-still-full-of-explosive warhead is going to head to earth ballistically, where it will detonate or become an UXO hazard. It's not going to hit what it was aimed at - but it will hit something. Like a warehouse, full of troops, perhaps, for those who remember Gulf War I.
Not an argument for not using it and continuing the development - but a reality that needs to be understood.
The fact that this thing works, and is road-mobile on a HEMMTT chassis is a big deal.
HEL MD - High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator.
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Sep 29 2014, 07:35 AM
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