"Israel’s Commercial Jets Will Soon Be Firing Lasers" Topic
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Tango01 | 06 Mar 2014 3:06 p.m. PST |
"Israel is finally ready to combat shoulder-launched missiles and they're going to do it with lasers. Israel's Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday that SkyShield, developed by Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, had successfully completed testing and is certified for commercial use to combat the threat of man-portable surface-to-air missile systems (MANPADS) by combining advanced laser detection and disruption technologies. C-MUSIC, the commercial version of SkyShield, integrates laser technology with a thermal camera to deflect incoming threats by jamming. After detecting incoming missiles with an infrared sensor, it fires a laser that disrupts the missile's navigation system, taking it off course and detonating the missile a safe distance from the aircraft
" Full article here. link Amicalement Armand |
Legion 4 | 06 Mar 2014 4:25 p.m. PST |
GO IDF ! |
Silent Pool | 06 Mar 2014 4:56 p.m. PST |
Oh man! You've only gone done told everybody. It was supposed to be a secret weapon. So now
what's Plan B? |
Ron W DuBray | 06 Mar 2014 5:43 p.m. PST |
so will it fit on the fighter planes too?? |
Lion in the Stars | 06 Mar 2014 6:47 p.m. PST |
Fighter planes have flare launchers, but commercial birds don't. |
Ron W DuBray | 07 Mar 2014 7:36 a.m. PST |
flare launchers run out of ammo |
Jemima Fawr | 07 Mar 2014 12:57 p.m. PST |
US & British military transport aircraft have had that sort of kit for some 10-15 years now. |
Charlie 12 | 08 Mar 2014 1:47 p.m. PST |
IIRC, El Al had some sort of flare launchers on their birds back in to '70s to '80s. But I believe those were all removed. |
Deadone | 13 Mar 2014 6:50 p.m. PST |
I read somewhere modern commercial jet engines pretty much neutralised MANPADS due to all the noise and fuel efficiencies have made engines burn much cooler. Could be wrong
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