chinese laser weapon development

Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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Iron Man said:
I have no idea. As for the LaWS, your quote of it being operationally deployed is wrt to the Ponce only; there were and are no plans for it to be deployed on any other ship.
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whatever, some lasers vaporware is not exactly a big problem in the Pentagon right now considering the threat of yet another CR Today at 7:59 AM
Jura said:
an interesting week starts in DC:

"With a Dec. 8 deadline rapidly approaching for either extending federal funding in some way or triggering a partial government shutdown, the House next week will advance a temporary patch, according to a senior aide, and try to provide money through Dec. 22.

That will give Congress more time to craft a second patch, the aide said, to operate the government through January.

While the moves, if successful, would keep the Pentagon running at last year’s levels, they are far from Republican hopes of handing Trump about $634 billion in fiscal 2018 funding for the military’s regular operations, $85 billion above last year.

..." etc.:
Trump's call for military buildup hits bump in Congress
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which of course is off topic of
chinese laser weapon development
 
AssassinsMace

AssassinsMace

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Lasers being relegated to a CIWS role shows the limitation of the technology today. Why do you only hear about lasers destroying drones and missiles? It's because drones are slow and a missile coming at you isn't moving around a lot. Meaning today's laser technology can only destroy slow moving targets at short range.

The US cancelling the airborne laser defense program against ICBMs and warheads at long range tells you it's not coming anytime for the foreseeable future. That would've been the crowning achievement... if it worked as advertised. If it had worked it would be an impenetrable shield from virtually anything flying not just ballistic missile targets. Why was it cancelled? Because it would have to be loitering over enemy territory waiting for a missile to be launched in order to have a chance of destroying the target. Lasers dissipate quickly through an atmosphere meaning range is an issue. The more powerful the laser the larger and heavier the system. The stronger the laser, the longer the range, the more power it would need to burn. Then you have the technology needed in tracking the target. The longer the range the target you would need the laser to hold steady on one point on a moving target smoothly at a micrometer or even nanometer scale or your laser will be off target by miles? The longer the range the more time it takes to burn. Add to the problem lasers systems mounted on an aircraft or ship... they're constantly moving too.
 
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Jura said:
while according to
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"In December 2014, the United States Navy reported that the LaWS system worked perfectly, and that the commander of the Ponce is authorized to use the system as a defensive weapon.
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It was sufficient against Iranian drones and speedboats, which it was designed to counter.
 
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AssassinsMace said:
Lasers being relegated to a CIWS role shows the limitation of the technology today. Why do you only hear about lasers destroying drones and missiles? It's because drones are slow and a missile coming at you isn't moving around a lot. Meaning today's laser technology can only destroy slow moving targets at short range.

The US cancelling the airborne laser defense program against ICBMs and warheads at long range tells you it's not coming anytime for the foreseeable future. That would've been the crowning achievement... if it worked as advertised. If it had worked it would be an impenetrable shield from virtually anything flying not just ballistic missile targets. Why was it cancelled? Because it would have to be loitering over enemy territory waiting for a missile to be launched in order to have a chance of destroying the target. Lasers dissipate quickly through an atmosphere meaning range is an issue. The more powerful the laser the larger and heavier the system. The stronger the laser, the longer the range, the more power it would need to burn. Then you have the technology needed in tracking the target. The longer the range the target you would need the laser to hold steady on one point on a moving target smoothly at a micrometer or even nanometer scale or your laser will be off target by miles? The longer the range the more time it takes to burn. Add to the problem lasers systems mounted on an aircraft or ship... they're constantly moving too.
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I'm not sure what any of this is meant to convey, that laser tech is not yet good enough for certain types of targets? Did that actually need to be said? I think the problem is too many people watching Star Wars and Star Trek, leading to expectations not matching reality. The other problem is total lack of vision. Just because we are limited in our technology today doesn't mean we will always be limited to shooting drones. Personally I am confident there are many people in this world who are smarter than probably every person on SDF who would read this thread, horselaugh, and get back to their laser research.
 
AssassinsMace

AssassinsMace

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Iron Man said:
I'm not sure what any of this is meant to convey, that laser tech is not yet good enough for certain types of targets? Did that actually need to be said? I think the problem is too many people watching Star Wars and Star Trek, leading to expectations not matching reality. The other problem is total lack of vision. Just because we are limited in our technology today doesn't mean we will always be limited to shooting drones. Personally I am confident there are many people in this world who are smarter than probably every person on SDF who would read this thread, horselaugh, and get back to their laser research.
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Not surprised you don't know what it's meant to convey.
 
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AssassinsMace said:
You mean like how you kept repeating the same question that was already answered and others had to point it out to you? Hence why you have trouble understanding what's being conveyed...
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Which "same question" is that? Care to link and quote two or more "same questions"? Straw men attacks are signs of weakness. Hence you have trouble responding with anything substantive.
 
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